Woman's headdress and matching bouquet

Headdress and bouquet with brown silk-covered wire band, covered with light blue and silver artificial flowers and fruit

Provenance

Inherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1952

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb

Woman's headdress and matching bouquet

  • French, worn in America, mid-19th century
Place of Use
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacture
Paris, France
Dimensions
Headdress: 82cm (32 5/16in.); corsage: 35cm (13 3/4in.)
Medium or Technique
Silk gauze, glass, silver leaf, tinsel, paper, and wire
Classification
Costumes
Accession Number
52.1264a-b
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