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Bow
Bow

Bow

about 1850–80
Object Placeprobably California, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood
Dimensions50.8 cm (20 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. H. L. Faxon
Accession number81.205
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1881, gift of William Lyman Faxon (b. 1837 - d. 1910), Quincy, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1881)

NOTE: Though the donor of the gift was recorded as Dr. H. L. Faxon of Quincy, it was almost certainly the Civil War surgeon William L. Faxon.