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Woman's hood
Woman's hood

Woman's hood

1840s
Object PlaceMaine, United States
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave with appliqued silk ribbon and glass beads
DimensionsHeight x width (Hood): 38.7 × 21 cm (15 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession number2017.488
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAbout 1970s/1980s, acquired from a dealer in Maine by Philip and Patricia Marco, New York; February 10, 2017, Marco collection sale, Skinner, Boston (Sale 2983B), lot 132, to the MFA . (Accession date: April 19, 2017)
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2004.158.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1992
Conservation status: Before treatment
20th century
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2003.141.1-2
Emile Pingat
about 1889
Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 54.810, 54.1028, 51.2628a-b
Maison Agnès
About 1914
Knitted and beaded drawstring bag
first half of the 19th century
A green taffeta bag
mid-19th century
Group shot: 2007.284.1-2
Thea Porter
1970s
Group shot: 46.204a-b
Charles Frederick Worth
About 1888