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Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)
early 19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton twill, linen plain weave (binding), silk thread
DimensionsOverall (measured open and flat with straps up): 48 x 60 cm (18 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Other (center front length): 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.905
On View
Not on view
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
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Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Group shot: 49.1018-1019
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815–25
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821