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Woman's headdress and matching bouquet (a set)

French, worn in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Silk velvet, gilt ornaments, gilt and embossed paper and wire
Dimensions Overall: 60.5cm (23 13/16in.)
Credit Line Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.359a-b
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionHeaddress (a) and bouquet (b) with dark red velvet leaves, clusters of gilt berries and acorns, and gold tinsel vines with yellow and gold drops
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951