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Woman's hat
French (Nice), worn in America
second half of the 19th century
Object Place: Nice, France; Place of Creation: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Straw, velvet ribbon and silk plain weave lining
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 26.7 cm (2 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHat, round with only slight rise in center for crown; natural-colored straw coiled with white cotton thread; bound and trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon; lined with thin, light pink silk, broad black velvet ribbon bow attached to crown; broad black velvet ribbon bow and streamers, to hang down back, attached to underside of brim.
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951