Fencing Foil (one of a pair)
Unknown French, French
19th century
Steel and leather
Overall: 39 3/8 in. (100 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William Rice Jarvis, Class of 1893
159.43.18511.2
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Inscriptions
ACIER BEDEL
Provenance
Collected by the donor's uncle in Italy, about 1900; to his nephew, William Rice Jarvis (Class of 1893, 1871-unknown); given to present colllection, 1959.
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