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1730s
Object PlaceVenice (?), Italy
Medium/TechniqueDouble paper leaf painted in gouache; ivory sticks, lacquered and gilded; mother-of-pearl
DimensionsGuard: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); maximum open: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.); arc: 130°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.190
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Provenance1976, gift of Esther Oldham (b. 1900 - d. 1984), Wellesley, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)