Modesty
mid-19th century
Object PlaceMassachusetts or New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave (cambric) with cotton embroidery, deflected warps and wefts
Dimensions21.1 x 31.9 cm (8 5/16 x 12 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.972
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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
early 19th century
secon quarter of the 19th century
early 19th century
around 1815
second quarter of the 19th century
mid-19th century
Mid-19th century
mid-19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century