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Brown velveteen mask with brown lace veil attached below eyes; shape covers eyes and nose; brown cotton tape ties at sides; velveteen is glued to white cotton backing.
masks (costume)
cotton (textile)
handmade
velveteen
Mask, Theatrical
Mask, Theatrical
Handwritten in pen on back: ""89"" ""CO"" (1889? Codman?)
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7189.4
Title Mask Accession Number 1969.7142.6
Title WIRE Accession Number 1969.7189.7
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