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English
1795–1800
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Paper leaf painted and decorated with mica or mother-of-pearl; carved and pierced ivory sticks; tortoiseshell; mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
Guard: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); maximum open: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2080
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionObverse: mythological scene: woman center, rays of light above, with eleven other women, three cupids with bouquets; decorative border, bands at sides, decorated with bits of mica or mother-of-pearl. Reverse: simple vegetative center medallion and border. Eighteen carved and pierced ivory sticks (probably Chinese), two medallions with figures on blades. Tortoiseshell thumbpieces. Mother-of-pearl buttons on rivet.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, November 10, 1943.