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Headdress and matching bouquet (bouquet)
French, worn in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Artificial pearls, wire, silk threads
Dimensions
Overall: 22.86 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm (9 x 5 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.357b
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBouquet of artificial pearls mounted on wire wrapped in white silk threads; end of handle wrapped in paper and cotton threads; strands of graduated pearls (about 4 1/2" long) with single elongated pearls at ends
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951