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Modesty
Modesty

Modesty

Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)
about 1815
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (mull), cotton embroidery with cotton lace insertion stitches
DimensionsCenter front: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Other (width): 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.970
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten in ink on fabric label sewn at one end: "Mrs. Benjamin Wells Modesty Piece Empire Period about 1815"ProvenanceWorn by Mehetable Stoddard Sumner Welles (Mrs. Benjamin 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
Woman's cap
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1820–25
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century