Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
(American, 1818–1879)
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery
Dimensions43.8 x 44.3 cm (17 1/4 x 17 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.988
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ProvenanceOwned by Georgiana Welles Sargent (1818-1879, married 1854) of Boston; 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
