
Handkerchief
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The images seen here depict unusual figures wearing disparate costumes and engaging in various activities, such as cock-fighting. The motifs appear to represent one culture's interpretation of another.
The Costume Institute
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.