EditorialThe “Méduse de bal” gown, 1999-2000, left, and a asymmetrical “swimming pool”-print Lycra dress with batwing sleeves, 1989, right at “Thierry Mugler: Couturissime” at the Brooklyn Museum, Nov. 12, 2022. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)
EditorialMetamorphic library table-steps, Thomas Sheraton, English, 1751 - 1806, Mahogany, brass, felt, A four-legged rectangular table made in mahogany with brass handles. This table folds out into a small ladder., England, ca. 1795, furniture, Decorative Arts...
EditorialDutch mahogany metamorphic wing-backed folding bed chair, Mahogany, solid and veneered, inlaid with other woods, textile, Double arched top rail, crested with a complex of scrolls. Wood wings rest on slightly curved arms which are supported by curved c...
EditorialAnonymous, German, 16th century, Metamorphic picture, Anonymous, German, 16th century, 16th century, Etching, hand colored, Sheet: 11 5/8 in. ? 4 in. (29.5 ? 10.2 cm), Prints.
EditorialA car building in black soapstone, A car building in black soapstone., China, 1800 - 1899, soapstone (metamorphic rock), h 2.4 cm ? w 5.4 cm ? d 3.7 cm.
EditorialFigure of an elegant lady, Figure of a woman, remains of polychromy and painting visible., anonymous, China, c. 1700 - c. 1725, soapstone (metamorphic rock), cutting, h 23.5 cm ? w 9.0 cm ? d 6.5 cm.
EditorialA crawling child figure of soapstone, A crawling child figure of ivory soapstone. Flower branches engraved on the back., China, c. 1800 - c. 1899, soapstone (metamorphic rock), h 2.7 cm ? w 4.8 cm ? d 1.6 cm.
EditorialFigurine of a rider on a mythical animal, Figurine of a rider on a mythical animal., China, c. 1800 - c. 1875, soapstone (metamorphic rock), voet, h 23.5 cm ? w 13 cm ? d 5 cm.
EditorialStatue of a man and a Buddhist lion, Statue of a man and a Buddhist lion., China, 1750 - 1800, soapstone (metamorphic rock), h 23.5 cm ? w 13 cm ? d 5 cm.
EditorialThree-headed Vishnu, Visnu with three heads. Made from green soapstone, Vishnu, protector and preserver of the world, anonymous, Kashmir, c. 750 - c. 825, soapstone (metamorphic rock), h 64.0 cm ? w 31.0 cm ? d 14 cm, 31.6 kg.