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Headdress of silver tinsel
German (Württemberg or Bavaria)
19th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Tinsel, satin, ribbon; quilted
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number51.2770
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMinute crown with quilted lining and flaps, terminating in semicircular ornamented plaque supported by wire; tied under chin with broad black ribbon; broad and long, black figured satin ribbon streamers pendent at back.
ProvenanceDelia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1951, gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1951)