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After: Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690)
Possibly engraved by: Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
Possibly engraved by: Simon Gribelin (French (worked in England), 1661–1733)
Possibly engraved by: Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
Possibly engraved by: Simon Gribelin (French (worked in England), 1661–1733)
French
1720–40
Medium/Technique
Skin leaf painted in watercolor, lightly gilded; carved and pierced ivory sticks; carved and painted guards
Dimensions
Guard: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); maximum open: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.); arc: 130°
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6685
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionIvory sticks, delicately carved, form a continuous design; outer sticks are carved and painted in colors; scene of a tent, two helmeted warriors, and a group of kneeling women and slaves: ("The Family of Darius Before Alexander")
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA, 1901.