Woman's pelisse
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
1820–25
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (crepe), silk plain weave lining, wool fleece filling, metal hooks and eyes, metal wire fringe
DimensionsCenter Front: 135.9 cm (53 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 number49.878
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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
