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Woman's headdress

mid 19th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin ribbon; cotton plain weave between wire wrapped in cotton thread
DimensionsOther (across top): 36.51 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Overall: 31.75 x 20.32 x 3.18 cm (12 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.372
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
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