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probably English
1740s
Object Place: England (?)
Medium/Technique
Skin leaf, etched and painted in watercolor; pierced and gilded ivory/wood sticks; pierced and carved ivory guards
Dimensions
Guard: 28 cm (11 in.); maximum open: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); arc: 115°
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6689
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNineteen narrow pierced and gilded ivory sticks. Printed paper leaf showing Roman ruins and figures in several kinds of costume, details in water-color. Blades backing leaf are of wood.
ProvenanceBefore 1901: Collection Gardner Brewer; by 1901: Collection Mrs. Arthur Croft; gift of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA 1901.