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A fig leaf cast in plaster used to cover the genitals of a copy of a statue of David in the Cast Couts of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In the reign of Queen Victoria, displays of male nudity was contentious and the Queen herself was said to find it shocking. The museum commissioned this fig leaf and kept it in readiness in case of a visit by the Queen or other female dignitary: the fig leaf was then hung on the figure using a pair of hooks. Today, the fig leaf is no longer used, but it is displayed in a case at the back of the cast's plinth.[1]
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  1. ^ "Fig-leaf for Michelangelo's David". Collections. V&A Museum. Retrieved 5 March 2009.