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Hat
Native American, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Seneca
1840-1850
Object Place: Eastern (Northeast) Region
Medium/Technique
Cotton velvet, silk plain weave, cotton plain weave, glass beads, paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.4 × 24.8 cm (4 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Edwin E. Jack Fund, Frederick Brown Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund, Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, Alice M. Bartlett Fund, Jane Marsland and Judith A. Marsland Fund, and Mary E. Moore Gift
Accession Number2018.2974
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBeadwork Glengarry hat made of dark blue velvet with red silk ribbon trim. White beadwork floral sprigs on sides and top are bordered by straight white lines and red zigzagging lines. The blossoms and large leaves are made of strands of clear and opaque white beads sewn to shaped pieces of paper, which are applied or sewn to the surface of the dark blue velvet. The stems, smaller leaves, and white and red beadwork borders have been applied directly to the surface of the cloth. The hat is lined with white glazed cotton cloth.
Provenance1995, sold by George Blitz (dealer), Crompond, NY, to Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo, Rockingham, VT; 2018, sold by Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)