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Woman's hat

1940s
Medium/TechniqueStraw with silk flowers and silk net
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 50.8 cm (4 x 20 in.)
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Violet Manno Shumsky through her estate
Accession number2008.149
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by the donor, Edward Shumsky, from his mother, Violet Manno Shumsky on November 11, 2005; Gift to the MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)
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