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Pauline Simmons
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Associate Curator of Far Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1928–58. Author of Chinese Patterned Silks.

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Portrait of King Henry VIII of England wearing ornate 16th-century royal attire with a fur-lined cloak, gold jewelry, and a feathered hat, standing against a dark background.
Dress, clothing and accessories for the human body. The variety of dress is immense. The style that a particular individual selects is often linked to that person’s sex, age, socioeconomic status, culture, geographic area, and historical era. This article considers the chronological development of…
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