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about 1792
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Paper leaf, printed and painted in watercolor; wood sticks
Dimensions
Guard: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); maximum open: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.); arc: 140°
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDouble paper leaf. Design of overlapping assignats (paper currency issued 1789-97) against black lines on pale green background. Dark polished wood guards; seventeen light polished wood blades.
Provenance1976, gift of Esther Oldham (b. 1900 - d. 1984), Wellesley, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)