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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InscriptionsWritten in ink on fabric label: "Worn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Mrs. Benjamin) Welles (1784-1826) of Boston in Paris 1820-1825."

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