Woman's headdress
mid-19th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk net, silk mesh, silk plain weave tape, wire, embroidered artificial pearls
DimensionsOverall (framework across top): 38.58 cm (15 3/16 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 24.13 x 5.72 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 24.13 x 5.72 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.355
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ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid 19th century
second half of 19th century
16–17th century
mid-19th century
mid 19th century