The objects are teeming with rich associations, from drapery painting lessons in foundation art classes, to ribbon candy, cake icing, circus and cabana tents,
Cousin Itt (of the Addams Family), Miss Havisham's drapes, Balzac's cloak (per Rodin)... and more.
The Addams Family characters have traditionally included Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, the disembodied hand Thing, and Gomez's
Cousin Itt.