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Woman's hair ornament
Woman's hair ornament

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.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.997
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
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
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