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Brown velveteen with brown lace veil attached below eyes and nose; mask covers eyes and nose only; velveteen glued to white cotton lining; black silk ribbon tie at sides--one tie is missing--has broken off.
masks (costume)
cotton (textile)
lace (needlework)
velveteen
fancy dress
Mask, Theatrical
Mask, Theatrical
Pencil notes in file: 1) Pere Cot's New Bedford Costume"". 2) (in script:) ""Pater's New Bedford Costume"".
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7142.6
Title Accession Number
Title Suit Accession Number 1969.7143.1-3
Title MASK Accession Number 1969.7189.4
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