Woman's headdress
mid-19th century
Place of ManufactureParis, France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWire, silk, gum Arabic, starch, beeswax, pigments, glass, and gelatin
DimensionsOverall: 53cm (20 7/8in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.360
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ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
about 1860
1837–74
1837–74
late 18th century
18th century
18th century
19th century