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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 net, silk mesh, silk plain weave tape, wire, embroidered artificial pearls
Dimensions
Overall (framework across top): 38.58 cm (15 3/16 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 24.13 x 5.72 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 24.13 x 5.72 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.355
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's headdress with double band of wire wrapped in white silk tape connecting at an angle below the ears and stiffened with white mesh between the wire bands; strand of off-white faux pearls across top at front; long, white net veil embroidered with clusters of four white, small pearls; off-white and white pearl fringe
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951