"The museum, which is housed inside an ornate Upper East Side mansion that once belonged to the Gilded Age industrialist Henry Clay Frick, reopened last April after a two-hundred-and-twenty-million-dollar renovation effort, a four-year project that greatly expands access to the space and lets in fresh air and shafts of light."
"The Frick débuts another new show, 'Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates from the Time of Marie Antoinette,' a collection of twenty-four fashion plates, hand-engraved, from the late seventeen-hundreds, pulled from the museum's Art Research Library."
"Such engravings, which depict the wackily maximalist style à la mode, including oodles of feathers and furbelows, were, in essence, early precursors to modern fashion magazines."
The Frick Museum, located in a historic mansion, reopened following a significant renovation that enhances visitor access and natural light. Currently, it features the exhibition 'Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture,' highlighting the work of Thomas Gainsborough. Additionally, a new show titled 'Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates from the Time of Marie Antoinette' showcases twenty-four hand-engraved fashion plates from the late 1700s, offering a glimpse into early fashion representation. Visitors can enjoy the serene courtyard and nearby culinary delights.
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