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Woman's cap

(American, 1818–1879)
about 1820–25
Place of Manufacture(fabric) probably India
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull and cambric) with cotton embroidery and diverted warps or wefts
DimensionsOverall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.951
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceProbably worn by Mehetable Sumner Welles (1784-1826) of Boston; Inherited by her granddaughter 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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