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Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
early 19th century
Place of PublicationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Medium/TechniqueCotton twill, linen plain weave (lining), cotton plain weave tape (edging), linen twill tape (lacing and drawstring), applied linen twill tape, baleen, silk thread
DimensionsOverall (measured closed with shoulder panel laced): 51 x 41 cm (20 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Center front: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Center front: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.904
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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
