Woman's shawl
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
about 1800
Object PlaceKashmir, India
Medium/TechniqueWool twill tapestry
DimensionsOverall: 134.5 x 305cm (52 15/16 x 120 1/16in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.887
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ProvenanceWorn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner Wells (1784-1826); Inherited by her granddaughter Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift from Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, September 15, 1949
