Woman's hat
late 18th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, silk satin ribbon trim, feathers, silk plain weave lining and edging, cotton plain weave backing for feathers, (probably with plaited straw foundation)
DimensionsDiameter: 37.5 cm (14 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 number49.916
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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
about 1915
1880s
about 1907
A.D. 400–800
19th century
mid-19th century
about 1850
1870 to 1879
about 1880
early 18th century
about 1850
A.D. 400–800