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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
Silk velvet and lace; cotton thread; composite beads
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 x 17.78 x 2.54 cm (6 x 7 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's small cap-like headdress; two black machine-made lace flounces sewn to black velvet band; three loops of pink artificial pearls sewn to black velvet band over black lace flounces
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951