Infant's cape
18th–19th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk taffeta; bobbin lace
Credit LineGift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe
Accession number44.8
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Provenance1944, gift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe (Accession date: January 13, 1944); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.
about 1875
about 1858
about 1865
18th century
about 1856–58
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Third quarter 19th century
mid-19th century