marotte

Also known as bauble, little Mary, fool's scepter

thumb|Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565–1600 in Germanisches Nationalmuseum|Germanisches National Museum - Nuremberg, Germany

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Within Vinony's link graph, marotte is referenced by 18 other articles, and connects out to French, Nuremberg and Stratford-upon-Avon.

It is catalogued under topics including Jesters, Puppets and Regalia.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: theatrical property
Subclass of: sceptre
Image: Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565-1600, ivory, boxwood, silver, velvet, damask, silk - Germanisches Nationalmuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC03788.jpg

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thumb|Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565–1600 in Germanisches Nationalmuseum|Germanisches National Museum - Nuremberg, Germany

A marotte is a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. Jesters usually used a marotte. The word is borrowed from the French, where it signifies either a fool's (literal) "bauble" or a fad.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “marotte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.