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Woman's handkerchief
Woman's handkerchief

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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ClassificationsCostumes
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
Child's dress
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1820
Infant's dress
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
1815–20
Infant's dress
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1820
Infant's dress
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1820
Woman's cap
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1820–25
Woman's cap
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
1840s
Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
mid-19th century
Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
mid-19th century
Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
mid-19th century
Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
mid-19th century
Woman's handkerchief
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
mid-19th century