Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
early 1820s
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (cambric and mull), linen plain weave (lining of overbodice)
DimensionsCenter Front: 130.8 cm (51 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 number49.875
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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
about 1820–25
about 1820–25
mid-19th century
1840s
mid-19th century
around 1810
1805–10
second quarter of 19th century
early 19th century
early 18th century
1770-1785
about 1770