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Modesty
Modesty

Modesty

mid-19th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull) with cotton bobbin lace
DimensionsOverall: 14.8 x 15.2 cm (5 13/16 x 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.969
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
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
Woman's cap
about 1815
Modesty
secon quarter of the 19th century
Woman's collar
second quarter of the 19th century
Modesty
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815
Woman's cap
early 19th century
Woman's cap
early 19th century
Woman's chemisette
second quarter of the 19th century
Infant's cap (unfinished)
early 19th century
Part of a cap (unfinished)
early 19th century
Woman's cap
second quarter of 19th century
Infant's bonnet
Early 19th century