Peachy at The Met: Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table December 17, 2013–April 13, 2014 Our Coverage Sponsored by Maine Woolens
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Whom You Know has published on close to 2,000 beauty products in our grooming column, Product Alert which is definitely still the most populated column so you can imagine just how excited we were for this exhibit. Continuing along our Egyptian theme that we discussed earlier with Cleopatra's Needle, Egyptians started the vanity trend with their decorated wooden boxes for cosmetics. Queen Marie Antoinette brought this practice to an entirely different level in the 18th century. We first published on The History of the Dressing Table here:
As always, The Met looks at this concept critically and throughout the ages from those early times to Art Deco and right through the present time-see the last picture. A gorgeous Japanese cosmetic stand from the 19th century is a piece not to miss, and we found William Hogarth's work on the wall typically hilarious "Marriage a La Mode," (1745) so do check that out as well. One item we found of particular interest was the Necessaire, and we think it should come back! It's a small box made of precious materials that was designed to hold miniature implements and personal grooming tools. Tiffany and Company was included in this exhibit too and do check out the comb circa 1910 of tortoiseshell, platinum and diamonds.
That Tiffany comb of dreams....
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