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"From ancient artifacts to modern marvels, the world is woven together by the power of material

Background imageMaterial Collection: Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785

Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785. Creator: Unknown
Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785

Background imageMaterial Collection: Woman's dress, Europe, white cotton plain weave (muslin) with cutwork and cotton embroidery, c.1830

Woman's dress, Europe, white cotton plain weave (muslin) with cutwork and cotton embroidery, c.1830. Bonnet: c.1830; Bag: 1800-1825; Shoes: 1830-1840

Background imageMaterial Collection: Man's frock coat, France, c.1816-1820. Creator: Unknown

Man's frock coat, France, c.1816-1820. Creator: Unknown
Man's frock coat, France, c.1816-1820. Double-breasted, silk and wool twill with fabric-covered buttons. Shown with beaver fur top hat, Boston, Masschusetts

Background imageMaterial Collection: Untitled, c.1860. Creator: Thomas Annan

Untitled, c.1860. Creator: Thomas Annan
Untitled, five men, c.1860

Background imageMaterial Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Shakespeare, 1600s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Shakespeare, 1600s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Shakespeare, 1600s, (2023). English author, playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Background imageMaterial Collection: Okiyo, Daughter of a Gardener in Mukojima and a Foreigner, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Okiyo, Daughter of a Gardener in Mukojima and a Foreigner, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Okiyo, Daughter of a Gardener in Mukojima and a Foreigner, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 661

Background imageMaterial Collection: Still Life with Celery, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Still Life with Celery, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Still Life with Celery, 1865. On the tabletop partly covered by a white cloth, there are three heads of celery, some parsley, several garlic bulbs, and various utensils including a knife

Background imageMaterial Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of King George II, 1750s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of King George II, 1750s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of King George II, 1750s, (2023). George II (1693-1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (Hanover)

Background imageMaterial Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1660s, (2023). Newton (1642-c1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist

Background imageMaterial Collection: Ulrika Eleonora d. y. 1688-1741, Queen of Sweden, 1702. Creator: David von Krafft

Ulrika Eleonora d. y. 1688-1741, Queen of Sweden, 1702. Creator: David von Krafft
Ulrika Eleonora d. y. 1688-1741, Queen of Sweden, 1702

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1830-1860

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 ()

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 (). Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 4 (The Forest Edge): Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha, 1830-1860 ()

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), 1850-1870

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddha's Descent from Tavatimsa Heaven, 19th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), 1920-1940

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1, 1920-1940

Background imageMaterial Collection: Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Narrative Scroll: Vessantara Jataka, 1st half 20th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Maharajah of Benares, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Maharajah of Benares, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Maharajah of Benares, 1876. Visit of the future King Edward VII to India. The Maharajah [Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh] is described by the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent as being a

Background imageMaterial Collection: Rajahs introduced to each other while waiting for the Prince of Wales at Calcutta...1876

Rajahs introduced to each other while waiting for the Prince of Wales at Calcutta...1876. Creator: William James Palmer
Rajahs introduced to each other while waiting for the Prince of Wales at Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII to India

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Capital), 1920-1940

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Artist's Sister, 1899. Creator: Carl Wilhelmson

The Artist's Sister, 1899. Creator: Carl Wilhelmson
The Artist's Sister, 1899

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), c1920-1940. Collecting food in the forest is one of Maddi's daily activities during the family's exile

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vita Imperii, mid 18th century. Creator: Johan Pasch

Vita Imperii, mid 18th century. Creator: Johan Pasch
Vita Imperii, mid 18th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King... 18th-19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka and the Royal Children are Brought to King Sanjaya, 18th-19th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1: Indra grants the ten boons to Phusati, 18th-19th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm), 1850-1870. The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift), c1850-1870. After his banishment from the kingdom, Vessantara is accompanied into the forest by his wife, Maddi, and their two children

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons), c1850-1870. Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11 (Maharaja), c1920-1940. Divine beings lead Jujaka to the palace of King Sanjaya, Vessantara's father

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children), 1920-1940. Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest), c1920-1940. Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 3, c1920-1940

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Beset by Villagers, c1875-1925. As Jujaka is on his way back to his village with Vessantara's children

Background imageMaterial Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka... c1875-1925. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925

Background imageMaterial Collection: Buddha Worship, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown

Buddha Worship, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Worship, 19th Century. This dynamic painting illustrates one of the Jataka tales--stories of the former lives of the Buddha

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Buddha Attains Parinirvana, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown

The Buddha Attains Parinirvana, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddha Attains Parinirvana, 19th Century. This dynamic painting illustrates one of the Jataka tales--stories of the former lives of the Buddha

Background imageMaterial Collection: Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Upagupta Binds Mara to a Mountaintop, 19th century. This dynamic painting illustrates a story of the former lives of the Buddha, known as the Jataka tales

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Birth of the Buddha, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown

The Birth of the Buddha, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
The Birth of the Buddha, 19th Century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown

Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Mucalinda, 19th Century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Background imageMaterial Collection: Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876

Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII

Background imageMaterial Collection: Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagganatha Temple, between c1875 and c1900

Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagganatha Temple, between c1875 and c1900. Creator: Unknown
Jagannatha, Balabhadra, and Subhadra in the Jagganatha Temple, between c1875 and c1900

Background imageMaterial Collection: Design for an Embroidered Border, c.1765-1775. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin

Design for an Embroidered Border, c.1765-1775. Creator: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin
Design for an Embroidered Border, c.1765-1775. Flowers and tassels

Background imageMaterial Collection: Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. This woman's affluence is seen in her embroidered cap, pearl necklace, and the gold chain from which hangs a pierced metal container, or pomander



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"From ancient artifacts to modern marvels, the world is woven together by the power of material. 🌍✨ In North America, a Bakelite telephone stands as a symbol of communication's evolution over time. 📞 Meanwhile, Mexico's Teotihuacan whispers tales of an ancient civilization through its majestic ruins. A souvenir blanket adorned with a vibrant Aztec calendar design captures the essence of this rich culture. Across the Atlantic in England, Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace showcases architectural brilliance and innovation that continues to inspire generations. The flags of the German Empire fluttered proudly in another era, representing national identity and unity. Artistry takes center stage with fabric designs like Art Gout Beaute from 1924, where creativity intertwines with functionality. On a more mysterious note, Roswell's UFO crash sparks curiosity about extraterrestrial encounters that remain shrouded in secrecy. The DNA molecule unravels life's intricate code while Ghana's Ashanti Region reveals cultural heritage through its traditional textiles in Kumasi. Byzantine silk textiles dating back to the 10th century offer glimpses into history within Ste. Foy’s Treasury. The Suffragette W. S. P. U sash boldly declares "Votes for Women, " reminding us of hard-fought battles for equality and empowerment throughout history. Nature also displays its awe-inspiring beauty; be it Halemaumau Crater’s lava steam vent illuminating Hawaii Volcanoes National Park or Nevada Fall cascading alongside Half Dome and Liberty Cap at Yosemite National Park. Material connects us all – past, present, and future – weaving stories that shape our world.