Woman's cap
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
(American, 1818–1879)
1840s
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (cambric) with cotton embroidery and deflected warps or wefts (eyelets)
Dimensions55.5 x 25 cm (21 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.957
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ProvenanceWorn by Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1818); Inherited by her daughter, 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
mid-19th century
secon quarter of the 19th century
about 1820–25
early 19th century
around 1815
second quarter of the 19th century
mid-19th century
Mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-18th century
first quarter 19th century