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Egyptomania: All About the Egyptian Revival, From the Explorers to the Artists That Created a Design Movement

By Kenzy Fahmy On May 29, 2020

 

It all started with Napoleon's disastrous 18th-century campaign and the resulting 23-volume "Description de l'Egypte", which was closely followed by other explorers like David Roberts, Henry Salt and Luigi Mayer, among many many others who managed to witness Egypt in the 19th century, each taking pieces of her back with them.

A page out of "La Description de l'Egypte" showing the Pyramids of Memphis (Giza), 1829
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David Roberts Lithograph of Luxor, Thebes, 1838
via Wikimedia

Carter and Tutankhamun's Tomb set off another wave of Egyptomania and people were literally OBSESSED with all things Egypt. Elements of Egyptian design, both ancient and modern, could be found on pretty much anything and everything, from architecture and design, to fashion, jewelry and even the performing arts.

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  Entrance at Highgate Cemetery in London, 1838-9
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  New Orleans Police Station, 1953
  via Pinterest

The iconic sewing machine producer, Singer, released a now hugely collectible model inspired by the Giza Sphinx in the early 1900s, right around the time of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. Ancient Egyptian motifs now adorned perfume bottles, posters, and just about everything else as Europeans and Americans rushed to collect a piece of exotic history for themselves.

The Memphis Sphinx Sewing Machine by Singer, 1910
via Pinterest

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Thebes Stool, 1920's
via 1st Dibs

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  Album Cover for Mystic Nile, R.S., 1920
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  Aida Poster, 1938
  via Saudi Aramco World

Necklace by Rene Lalique, 1905
via Wartski

Louis Cartier Brooch, 1923
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French fashion, 1924
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  Egyptian Revival Costume, 1920s
  via Pinterest

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  Art Deco Assiut Shawl, 1920s
  via Pinterest

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Psychologist turned writer-editor with a life-long food obsession and early-onset cat-lady syndrome, Kenzy began her career 10 years ago as a clinical psychologist, working with people from all walks of life who suffer from mental illness. She now works as a writer and editor, turning her passion for words into a new career path. On the side, Kenzy indulges her love of history and anything old by managing a shop that collects and sells all things vintage and antique. Her big loves in life are animals, food, music, books, camping and pretending to be a mermaid.

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