Simple ribbon headdress (French-made), MFA Boston, mid-1800s

Simple ribbon headdress (French-made), MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made beaded silk net headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made beaded silk net headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made silk satin ribbon headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made silk satin ribbon headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s


Silvered paper headdress, FIDM Museum, c. 1860

French-made ribbon and paper headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made painted floral headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made painted floral headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

Gilded French-made headdress with artificial scillia blossoms, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

Gilded French-made headdress with artificial scillia blossoms, MFA Boston, mid-1800s


French-made ribbon headdresses, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s

French-made headdress, MFA Boston, mid-1800s


French-made ostrich feather headdresses, MFA Boston, mid-1800s


French-made headdress and matching bouquets, MFA Boston, mid-1800s


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