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French or English
1800–30
Object Place: France or England
Medium/Technique
Net leaf decorated with cut steel and gilded paper, embroidered with thread; horn blades with gilt-silver decoration; stamped metal guards; paste
Dimensions
Guard: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); maximum open: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2098
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite net leaf with cut steel and gilded paper decoration embroidered with black thread. Sixteen horn blades with glit-silver decoration; stamped metal guards. Diamond paste studs in rivet.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, November 10, 1943.