ca. 1850
GUSN-29923
Black and pink silk chenille; two braided bands across top with bunches of looped chenille at sides; chenille is wired.
headdresses
headgear
chenille (yarn)
silk (textile)
wire
Regalia
Headdress
Women's clothing
Silk
Chenille
Wire
Headdress
Handwritten in script on separate piece of paper: ""Head dress / worn by / Rachel Trefant [Trefaut?] Sewell [sp?] / Bath Maine"".
Unknown
Gift of the Misses Cutler
1923.417
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