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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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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
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