1995.22.19 Dressing set, (bonbonniere)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
By the mid-eighteenth century, women’s dressing tables displayed the height of exotic luxury in the rococo taste.
1995.22.12 Dressing set, (scent bottle)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
By the mid-eighteenth century, women’s dressing tables displayed the height of exotic luxury in the rococo taste.
1995.22.1.A-I Dressing set, (casket)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
By the mid-eighteenth century, ladies' dressing tables displayed the
2010.24.6, Otto Künzli, "Gold Makes You Blind" bracelet, 1980
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Created in unlimited edition from rubber impregnated with a gold ball, Otto Künzli's most well-known work is the Gold Makes Blind armpiece.
2008.32.2, Velma Davis Dozier, "Necklace," c. early 1960s
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This diamond-studded gold necklace and its coordinating ring [2008.32.1] were commissioned from jewelry designer Velma Dozier by Virginia and Roland Dykes during the early 1960s.
2010.24.1, Giovanni Corvaja, "The Golden Fleece" ring, 2008
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the Greek myth of the Golden Fleece, the minuscule gold fibers in this ring (measuring one-fifth the dimension of a human hair), embrace beauty both visually and tacitly.
2007.67, Jeff Leatham, "Arum vase (prototype)", 2007
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Passion for floral design led Jeff Leatham beyond a career as artistic director of the George V hotel in Paris, and into the realm of object design.
2006.38.1-4, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" creamer designed 1996, executed 2002 copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
2006.38.1, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" coffeepot, designed 1996, executed 2002
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.