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| Block-printed Cotton by Thierry Miegs & Cie ca. 1880 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Roller-printed Wool Twill 1860s France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Block-printed Cotton 1820 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
Come from Satan, come from God – who cares,
Angel or Siren, rhythm, fragrance, light,
provided you transform – O my one queen!
this hideous universe, this heavy hour?
from Hymn to Beauty (1857) by Charles Baudelaire, translated by Richard Howard (1982)
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| Block-printed Cotton ca. 1800 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Block-printed Wool 1860s France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Velvet, cut and uncut ca. 1850-1900 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Satin ca. 18000-1820 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Satin ca. 1800-1825 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Glazed Cotton Chintz, resist-dyed ca. 1890 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Roller-printed and Block-printed Cotton ca. 1800-1825 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Roller-printed Cotton ca. 1840 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Satin ca. 1800-1825 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Twill ca. 1800-1825 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Silk Satin Moiré ca. 1870 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Roller-printed Cotton ca. 1850 France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |