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Child's headdress (chader)
Child's headdress (chader)

Child's headdress (chader)

ca. 1960s
Medium/Techniquecotton plainweave, embroidered with silk thread, glass beads, and mother-of-pearl buttons
DimensionsLength x width: 81.3 × 43.2 cm (32 × 17 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3776
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBetween about 1962 and 1989, acquired by Emanuel Balkin and Lorraine Balkin (b. 1930 - d. 2017) for Décor International, Boston; 2018, gift of Emanuel Balkin to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)

NOTE: Emanuel and Lorraine Balkin founded and operated the gallery Décor International from 1962 until 1989.
Conservation status: Before treatment
20th century
Drawstring bag
mid to late 18th century
Infant's wrapper
19th century
Group shot: 2005.619.1-2
Yves Saint Laurent
1997
Child's dress
About 1825
Child's coat
About 1863
Group shot: 2019.547.1-2
Anvita Sharma
Spring/Summer 2018
Group shot: 2019.546.1-3
Anvita Sharma
Spring/Summer 2018