Woman's spencer
early 19th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufactureprobably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull) with cotton embroidery; silk twill ribbon
DimensionsCenter back: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.890
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ProvenanceInherited by 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
First half 19 century
about 1835
early 19th century
First half 19 century
secon quarter of the 19th century
1805–10