Foil Mask
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Title
Foil Mask
Subject
Mask
Description
Wire mesh fencing mask similar in design to a mask depicted in the Heck Encyclopedia of 1851 (Fig. 8). Features a retaining bar across top of the head and a tongue over and behind the head. Fabric covering sewn onto the sides and top of the wire mesh mask, and wound around the retaining bar & tongue.
Date
Mid 19th Century
Rights
© Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Format
Fencing mask; iron, canvas, wire mesh
Total: height 26cm, width 18cm, depth 21cm
Face mesh only: height 20cm, width 18cm, depth 9cm
Face mesh circumference (front only): width 29cm, height 26.5cm.
Tongue: 37.5cm long.
Weight: 289g
Total: height 26cm, width 18cm, depth 21cm
Face mesh only: height 20cm, width 18cm, depth 9cm
Face mesh circumference (front only): width 29cm, height 26.5cm.
Tongue: 37.5cm long.
Weight: 289g
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
2020.01.014
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Owner / Custodian
Loaned for digitization by Benjamin Bowles
Digitization Record
Digitized by Benjamin Bowles ; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles
Collection
Citation
“Foil Mask,” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed April 30, 2024, https://www.fencingexhibit.com/items/show/110.
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