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Woman's pelisse

1820–25
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave crepe patterned with warp floats, silk plain weave lining, wool fleece filling
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 number49.879
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
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
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Woman's skirt
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815–20
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1815–20
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Group shot: 49.1018-1019
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815–25
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Drawstring bag
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's petticoat
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
1770-1785
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century