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Twenty-six ivory blades
English
about 1800
Medium/Technique
Paper and ivory
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Width, open, 22 inches
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Martha C. Codman
Accession Number23.13
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTwenty-six ivory blades pierced, carved and decorated in colors. On paper is scenic painting with figures and floral borders; reverse painted more simply. Signed S. E. Tones of lavendar and gray. Leaf mended and torn.
ProvenanceLent by Miss Martha C. Codman, May 25, 1921.