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Espagnolettes

Scope note

Motifs of female masks having a ruff around the head and under the chin, popular in 18th-century French decorative arts, especially RĂ©gence. LDDO

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000165096

Broader Terms used

mascarons

Equivalent Terms used

espagnolette

Created

13yrs ago

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