Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
around 1810
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacturepossibly India (fabric and embroidery)
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull), embroidered with silver strips, silk twill tape (drawstrings), linen plain weave tape (interior, under bust)
DimensionsCenter back (overall): 131.4 cm (51 3/4 in.)
Other (bodice): 17.8 x 63.5 cm (7 x 25 in.)
Other (back panel): 92.4 cm (36 3/8 in.)
Center front: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.)
Other (bodice): 17.8 x 63.5 cm (7 x 25 in.)
Other (back panel): 92.4 cm (36 3/8 in.)
Center front: 123.2 cm (48 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 number49.873
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ProvenanceWorn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Mrs. Benjamin Welles) (1784-1826) of Boston; Inherited by her granddaughter 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
early 19th century
second quarter of 19th century
late 18th century
mid-19th century
early 18th century
1800–12
first quarter of 19th century
third quarter of the 18th century
early 19th century
1713 (original bed hangings)
second quarter of the 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century