Woman's bodice
1845–50
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin and net (tulle), cotton plain weave (glazed, for lining), baleen boning, cotton twill tape, metal hooks and eyes
DimensionsCenter front: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
Center back: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Center back: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.907
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ProvenanceGiven by descent to Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent, New York, NY (b. 1858); 1949, gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent to the MFA (Accession date: September 15, 1949); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.
1820–25
late 19th century
about 1840
second quarter of the 19th century
early 19th century
1815–20
third quarter of the 18th century
early 18th century
about 1865
about 1840 or earlier
about 1830; altered about 1893