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Headdress

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1850

GUSN

GUSN-29923

Description

Black and pink silk chenille; two braided bands across top with bunches of looped chenille at sides; chenille is wired.

Details

Descriptive Terms

headdresses
headgear
chenille (yarn)
silk (textile)
wire
Regalia
Headdress
Women's clothing
Silk
Chenille
Wire
Headdress

Inscription

Handwritten in script on separate piece of paper: ""Head dress / worn by / Rachel Trefant [Trefaut?] Sewell [sp?] / Bath Maine"".

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Cutler

Accession Number

1923.417

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