2 of 7 — Gold, porcelain, glass and steel compose this 18th-century necessaire from France. 3 of 7 — This French mechanical table was intended for Madame de Pompadour. The designs depict her many ...

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, vanity is no vice. The expansive new survey “Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table” traces the evolution of grooming amenities, from ancient ...

In the 1930s and ’40s, one of the most important beauty aids a woman could own was a dressing table. The vanity–be it a demure skirted model or round-mirrored, art deco style–was sanctuary and battle ...

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, "Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970 ...