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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 ribbon, silk plain weave tape, paper, wire
Dimensions
Overall (across top): 59.53 cm (23 7/16 in.)
Overall: 25.4 x 17.78 x 4.45 cm (10 x 7 x 1 3/4 in.)
Overall: 25.4 x 17.78 x 4.45 cm (10 x 7 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's headdress; band of wire wrapped in dark olive-green silk tape across top of head with massed loops of dark purple velvet ribbon at ends
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951