Infant's dress

second quarter of the 19th century

Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (muslin) with cotton embroidery and lace

DimensionsCenter front: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.)
Center back: 101 cm (39 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 number49.928

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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

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