Woman's dress

Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)

1815–20

Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Place of Manufacturepossibly France

Medium/TechniqueSilk net (tulle), silk satin trim, silk cord, wool embroidery

DimensionsCenter Front: 121.9 cm (48 in.)

Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent

Accession number49.880

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ClassificationsCostumes

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InscriptionsWritten in ink of fabric label (now in folder): "Ball or posibly wedding gown, 1815-1820/ worn by Mrs. B Welles of Boson./ Lined with tulle 1898 by her granddaughter/ Georgiana Wells Sarent. Markd 1906."

ProvenanceBall or possibly wedding gown of 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