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Culture:American
Title:hair band; hair wreath
Date Made:1917-1918
Type:Clothing; Adornment
Materials:textile:
Place Made:United States
Accession Number:  HD 2012.40.3
Credit Line:Gift of the Family of Alan Dickinson Rugg
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Hair band or hair wreath made of faux orange blossoms, which was worn by Dorothy Cleveland Phelps (1895-1994) of Greenfield, Massachusetts, upon her marriage to Clarence Dewitt Rugg (1892-1989) of Greenfield, on April 2, 1918. The band and veil were probably purchased in the Greenfield or Springfield, Massachusetts, areas. The original silk netting has disintegrated, leaving only traces behind.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics

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