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French
1750s
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Paper leaf painted in gouache; pierced and painted ivory sticks
Dimensions
maximum open: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6688
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDouble paper leaf. Six young people enjoying innocent country pleasures (one is flying a kite). Sixteen narrow, pierced and painted ivory sticks.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, July 1, 1901.