Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
(American, 1818–1879)
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseMassachusetts or New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with cotton embroidery and deflected warps and wefts
Dimensions44.5 x 43 cm (17 1/2 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.982
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ProvenanceOwned by Georgiana Welles (Mrs. John O.) Sargent (born 1818, married 1854); Inherited by her daughter, 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
