Woman's corset cover
1860s
Object PlaceMassachusetts or New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave trimmed with cotton bobbin lace
DimensionsCenter front: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center back: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Center back: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.906
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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
mid-19th century
secon quarter of the 19th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
early 19th century
18th century
third quarter of the 18th century
1928–30
early 19th century
19th century
19th century