Pair of woman's buckle shoes
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
(American, 1719–1792)
about 1770
Place of ManufactureEngland
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave with supplementary patterning weft, silk plain weave ribbon and lining, linen plain weave lining, leather
Dimensions12.5 x 8 x 24.2 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1007a-b
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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
19th century