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

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.

Item Relations

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