Attributed to Dagobert Peche

Austrian, 1887–1923

Diana mit Hirsch

Medium

lace on linen

Birgit Jürgenssen: Nest, 1979.

Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the middle of the twentieth century, and the material remains stable for decades. Then, in a flash, they can dramatically decompose. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.

1830 Cotton materinity dress

This dress is worn back-to-front on the mannequin as a maternity dress. The closure was originally at the back, and had been extended with extra fabric to accomodate the wearer's expanding figure.

Criaturas

Venus and Anchises (Venus och Ankises)