Woman's headdress
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk velvet, silk satin, silk net, cotton plain weave with wire, brass safety pins, steel straight pins
DimensionsOverall (across top): 42.55 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Overall: 24.13 x 26.67 x 2.54 cm (9 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 in.)
Overall: 24.13 x 26.67 x 2.54 cm (9 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number52.1232
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ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1952
mid 19th century
late 19th century
18th century
18th century
dated 1791
mid 19th century
early 17th century
1795
