Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
about 1821
Place of ManufactureParis, France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with cotton embroidery
DimensionsCenter front: 106.7 cm (42 in.)
Center back: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.)
Center back: 120.7 cm (47 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 number49.901
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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
