Costume and Accessories
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Painted by Benjamin West (American, 1728–1836) England. 1775/1800. Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Costume and AccessoriesObject type
Costume and Accessories is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Costume and Accessories
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
GoldMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
IvoryMaterial
Ivory is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; paper (fiber product); gold leaf; ivory; metal; mother of pearl; paint
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CarvingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; painting; carving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl; painting; carving
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
Human-figureSubject
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women
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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