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Woman's headdress

French, worn in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Wire, silk, ostrich feathers, chenille
Dimensions 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number52.1266
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSilk-covered wire band ending at both ends in white ostrich feather, each plume tipped with coral chenille
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1952