Photomicrograph of Indra and Buddhist Guardians, 1750. Photo: Chi Sun Park © Asian Art Museum
Indra and Buddhist Guardians, 1750. © Asian Art Museum
Acrylic fiber in perpendicular position under polarized light and 530 nm plate, from sweater; Ensemble, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, spring/summer 2012. Micrograph by Glenn Petersen, Conservator at The Costume Institute; © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tulle fiber, showing starch in interstices, from silk bobbinet on Wedding Dress, 1856–59. Micrograph by Glenn Petersen, Conservator at The Costume Institute; © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Silk fiber under polarized light and 530 nm plate, from Halston Dress, 1984. Micrograph by Glenn Petersen, Conservator at The Costume Institute; © The Metropolitan Museum of Art