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.)
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
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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
about 1815
early 19th century
mid-19th century
early 19th century
18th century
mid-19th century
17th–19th century
second quarter 19th century
mid-19th century
18th–19th century
1830–60
mid-19th century