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Woman's bodice
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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.)
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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ClassificationsCostumes
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.