Modesty
late 18th century
Object PlaceMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, Linen and cotton twill tape
Dimensions17 x 8.5 cm (6 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.974
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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
early 19th century
around 1810
1713 (original bed hangings)
first quarter of the 18th century
third quarter of the 18th century
about 1860
second quarter of the 19th century
1720–40
1770s
late 18th century
around 1730–1740