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Woman's cap
Woman's cap

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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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten in ink inside nape: "G Welles"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
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