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Tsuba

early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron
DimensionsOverall: 10.9 x 10.1 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession numberRES.19.11
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Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
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