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Results for "Costume Design"9 records

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Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume

Unrecorded maker

1900s · Mask, cotton, velvet, flannel, leather, dye, probably wood, cowrie shells, metal

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Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume

Unrecorded maker

1900s · Mask, cotton, velvet, flannel, dye, faux fur, leather, cowrie shells

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The Three Fates, Costume Designs by Pierre Milan, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Three Fates, Costume Designs

Pierre Milan

c. 1534 · Print, engraving

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Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with  Blossoming Trees and Flowers by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with Blossoming Trees and Flowers

Unrecorded maker

1675–99 · Garment, embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk ground

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British Manufactory; A Sketch by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

British Manufactory; A Sketch

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1791 · Painting, oil on paper mounted on wood

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Hunting Sword by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hunting Sword

Unrecorded maker

c. 1760–70 · Arms and Armor, steel; pierced and chiseled cast-iron hilt ; blade engraved

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Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass

Unrecorded maker

c. 1580 · Arms and Armor, Steel (originally blued, now russet), etched and gilded strapwork bands;

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Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens") by Édouard Vuillard, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens")

Édouard Vuillard (d. 1940)

1894 · Painting, distemper on fabric

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Bedspread by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bedspread

Unrecorded maker

1600s–1700s · Embroidery, Silk on cotton; embroidery

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