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Stomacher
Stomacher

Stomacher

early 18th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk compound weave patterned with supplementary wefts wrapped in silver gilt copper; silver and silk braided trim; silk plain weave tape edging; silk plain weave lining; silk and silver wrapped cording; linen plain weave interior lining; metallic eyes (not original)
Dimensions34.6 x 29 cm (13 5/8 x 11 7/16 in. )
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.917
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by Georgiana Welles Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1946), New York; to her niece, Emily Welles Robbins (b. 1889 - d. 1962) and her nephew, Sumner Welles (b. 1892 - d. 1961), Washington, DC; 1949, gift of Emily Welles Robbins and Sumner Welles to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)