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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 satin ribbon; cotton plain weave between wire wrapped in cotton thread
Dimensions
Other (across top): 36.51 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 20.32 x 3.18 cm (12 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 20.32 x 3.18 cm (12 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number51.372
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's headdress; wide band of striped ribbon in two shades of pink tightly pleated across top and sewn to two wires covered in white cotton threads and tape; bows with streamers at each side
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951