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A half-mourning dress, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. The black accents of a mid 1890s gown & the violet silk proclaiming loss whilst at the same time indicating that a period of time has passed. The wearer is no longer in full mourning so this colour palette is acceptable

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A half-mourning dress, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum. The black accents of a mid 1890s gown & the violet silk proclaiming loss whilst at the same time indicating that a period of time has passed. The wearer is no longer in full mourning so this colour palette is acceptable

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A French evening dress made by the House of Worth. Made of silk, 1898–1900 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Tlingit rattle made of Copper, wood, tanned leather, abalone shell, and horn. Ca. 1890 CE, made in Alaska, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A Tlingit rattle made of Copper, wood, tanned leather, abalone shell, and horn. Ca. 1890 CE, made in Alaska, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A porcelain gourd-shaped bottle from China. Early 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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The pink silk and white lace ballgown of the Swedish Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, made in 1865 CE and now housed at the Hallwyl Museum in Sweden

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The pink silk and white lace ballgown of the Swedish Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, made in 1865 CE and now housed at the Hallwyl Museum in Sweden

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An Etruscan parasol dating back to the 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at Tarquinia Archaeological Museum in Italy. Of the parasol, only the bone elements remain, while those made of perishable material, such as wood, fabric, or vegetable fibers, have been lost

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An Etruscan parasol dating back to the 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at Tarquinia Archaeological Museum in Italy. Of the parasol, only the bone elements remain, while those made of perishable material, such as wood, fabric, or vegetable fibers, have been lost

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A floral still-life relief, carved in 1784 CE by the French sculptor Aubert Henri Joseph Parent from a single piece of soft lime wood. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A floral still-life relief, carved in 1784 CE by the French sculptor Aubert Henri Joseph Parent from a single piece of soft lime wood. Now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Jade miniature mountain of a cave with meditating Bodhidharma, Qianlong period , now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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Jade miniature mountain of a cave with meditating Bodhidharma, Qianlong period , now housed at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan

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This late Medieval oak door with cat hole was probably a back or interior door of a middle-class home. Cats were primarily kept as working mousers at a time when there was no refrigeration and spoiling grain could tempt mice. 1450-1500 France. On display at Walters Art Museum

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This late Medieval oak door with cat hole was probably a back or interior door of a middle-class home. Cats were primarily kept as working mousers at a time when there was no refrigeration and spoiling grain could tempt mice. 1450-1500 France. On display at Walters Art Museum

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European jerkin 1570-80. Decorative buttons made of boxwood at center front give the illusion of a closure, when in reality the wearer would have required help getting dressed due to the laced closure located at the center back. Now housed at the Costume Institute of the MET

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European jerkin 1570-80. Decorative buttons made of boxwood at center front give the illusion of a closure, when in reality the wearer would have required help getting dressed due to the laced closure located at the center back. Now housed at the Costume Institute of the MET

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A double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels. Made in Paris, ca. 1818–1820 CE; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels. Made in Paris, ca. 1818–1820 CE; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860 CE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China

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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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A four-cornered hat made from camelid fibers. 7th–9th century CE, Tiwanaku culture, probably from Bolivia, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on this portable desk. It features a hinged writing board and a locking drawer for papers, pens and inkwell. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany

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The crown of Kerch is a golden diadem of a noble lady that was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Crimea, Ukraine. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century CE, now housed at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Germany

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