Stays
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen twill (glazed), hemp plain weave (buckram), baleen, and silk thread
DimensionsCenter front: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Center back: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
Center back: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.903
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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
third quarter of the 18th century
early 19th century
1845–50
19th century
19th century
19th century
late 19th century
18th or 19th century
1820–30
19th century
about 1860–65
possibly 15th century