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Stick made from branch; with tapered ends; one end has flexible braided insert; entire piece is hollow like a pipe; black, white and red satin ribbons with bells attached are twisted around stick and attached with bow at both ends.
jesters
costumes (character dress)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
ribbon (material)
fancy dress
Costume, Dress-Up
Costume, Dress-Up
Printed label at tip: ""H.J. COLLINS/ Manufacturer & Importer,/ 24 WEST 22d ST., NEW YORK""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Collins, H. J. (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7190
New York state (United States)
Title Court Jester's Stick Accession Number 1969.7144.8
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