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Woman's cape, collar, and pair of sleeves

about 1855
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave patterned with weft floats, buttons covered with embroidered silk plain weave; cotton plain weave lining; metal hooks
DimensionsCenter front (cape): 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)
Overall (collar): 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.)
Overall (sleeve): 16.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.908a-d
On View
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA 1949
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
1840s
Dinner dress
about 1840
About 1845
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
about 1850
Group shot: 46.204a-b
Charles Frederick Worth
About 1888