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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.)
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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ClassificationsCostumes
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
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
Dinner dress
about 1840
Stays
last quarter of the 18th century
Pocketbook
1750–1800
late 18th century to early 19th century
Stomacher
early 18th century