Handkerchief

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

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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.