Neck protector for fireman's helmet (hikeshi-shikoro)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueFulled wool plain weave appliquéd with gilt leather; lined in silk with discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions144 x 190 cm (56 11/16 x 74 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.3853
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NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
19th century
1850–65
latter half of the 19th century
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18th century
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