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Head Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1845-1850

GUSN

GUSN-6937

Description

Cream net with wire support, trimmed with pink (faded) cotton flowers with pink silk bow; pleated tulle ruffles around face.

Details

Descriptive Terms

headdresses
headgear
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
net (textile)
silk (textile)
tulle (meshed textile)
Regalia
Headdress
Women's clothing
Silk
Cotton
Net
Tulle
Hand Stitched
Headdress

Inscription

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

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Cutler

Accession Number

1923.422B

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