Woman's cap
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
(American, 1784–1826)
about 1820–25
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacture(fabric) probably India
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull and cambric) with cotton embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 27.9 cm (10 x 11 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.952
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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
