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Roach headdress
Roach headdress

Roach headdress

late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueDeer hair, rabbit pelt, cotton cording
DimensionsLength: 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Lender accessory (Mount): 12.7 x 25.4 cm (5 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Clifford S. Ackley in honor of Nancy and Alan Shestack
Accession number2016.795
On View
On view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceSeptember 4, 1987, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA to Clifford S. Ackley, Boston; 2016, gift of Clifford S. Ackley to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2016)
Headdress
Headdress
20th century
Moccasins
Moccasins
late 18th century to early 19th century
Roach
Roach
about 1880–1885
Conservation status: Before treatment
Woman's coat
André Courrèges
Fall/Winter 1967/1968
Dress
Dress
John Galliano
Fall/Winter 2002
Weaver's workbasket and implements
Weaver's workbasket and implements
A.D. 1000–1476
Bag
Bag
1800-1830
Petticoat
Petticoat
around 1775
a-b
Corset with busk (corset)
about 1830
Skirt
Skirt
Image Not Available for Bustle
Bustle
1870s
Corset
Corset
Caroline Adams
1830–40