Stays
third quarter of the 18th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave (glazed), linen plain weave lining, silk plain weave tape, wool twill tape, hemp plain weave (buckram), baleen, silk thread
DimensionsCenter front: 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Center back: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center back: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.902
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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
late 18th to early 19th century
about 1840
last quarter of the 18th century
1750–1800
about 1855
18th century
late 18th century to early 19th century
early 18th century