Woman's hair ornament
mid-19th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueFeathers, silk chenille, wire, silk satin ribbon
DimensionsOverall: 27.3 x 19.1 x 7 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Other (fringe): 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Other (fringe): 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.997
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ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA 1949
late 18th century
1668
late 19th century–early 20th century
about 1880
1880s
about 1850
1860 to 1879
19th century
19th century
mid-19th century
mid 19th century
A.D. 400–800