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Head scarf

20th century
Medium/TechniquePrinted cotton plain weave with needle lace edging
DimensionsHeight x width: 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (90.2 x 90.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2008.143
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by the donor, Daphne Farago, while traveling; Gift to MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)
Bag
about A.D. 500
Woman's collar
second quarter of the 19th century
Girl's spencer
early 19th century
Infant's cap
mid-19th century
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Group shot: 55.366a, 43.1660, 49.916, 46.73, 43.2549a-b, 44.536a-b
late 18th century
Cape
1835–40
18th century
View 2
early 19th century