Woman's cape, collar, and pair of sleeves
about 1855
Place of ManufactureUnited States
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United 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.)
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
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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
about 1865
about 1840
about 1850