Meintest du wald?
How a fashion icon came to define the aesthetic of the “Harlem dandy”
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
The Artist: Nicholas Hilliard, the son of Richard Hilliard, an Exeter goldsmith, made his earliest known miniatures in 1560. He served his apprenticeship as a goldsmith, beginning in 1562 with Robert Brandon, whose daughter Alice he was to marry in 1576
; however, the queen, Anne of Denmark, and their son Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
The Costume Institute’s collection of more than 33,000 costumes and accessories represents five continents and seven centuries.
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
Inscription: Engraved on the lower edges of the lock plates: H.HADLEY.Marking: Stamped on the top flats of the barrels: H/HAD/LEY (within an arched-top mark); LON/DON (within a rectangular mark); on the underside of the barrels: London proof marks; and a foreigner’s mark: F (beneath a crown)
the collection of George III (1738–1820), one bearing his crest when Prince of Wales
Said to have come from Alexandria (von Bothmer and d’Harnoncourt 1950, p. 9, no. 46) [Until 1926, with Maurice Nahman, Cairo]; [July 1926, purchased by Joseph Brummer from M. Nahman]; [1926-1948, with Joseph Brummer, New York (P3294)]; 1948, purchased by Walter C
Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece. p. 64, figs. 72–73, London: Classical Press of Wales
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harrington (1592–
The curator and art historian reflects on the significance of representation in the world of fashion.
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson’s photography.
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
In this interview, author and curator Amelia Peck discusses the history of quilting in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and how these works of art have historically been misunderstood.
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
Why were gold coins used as jewelry throughout the Byzantine Empire?
Grace Wales Bonner August 15 Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart
