Standard-issue military coat designed by Paul Poiret (ca. 1915)
Paul Poiret
Two women with a soldier wearing the standard-issue military coat designed by Paul Poiret, ca. 1915. Postcard. Private collection.
“Corvisart” Desk Chair (ca. 1795)
Attributed to Georges Jacob after design by Charles Percier
Mahogany, copper, green leather
Chateaux de Malmaison et Bois-Preau, Rueil-Malmaison, France, Gift of Baron Rabusson-Corvisart, 1950, inv. M.M. 50.6.1.
From the exhibition: Charles Percier: Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions
Currency in a Double-Spiral Form (18th Century)
Mafa (Matakam) Artist
Nigeria or Cameroon
Iron
9.5 x 8 x .125 inc
Private collection. Photograph: Vincent Girier Dufournier.
This object is on view in SIGHTLINES on Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts of Africa in the BGC Gallery from September 29–December 31, 2023.
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