Work bag
early 19th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, wool twill, cotton plain weave (tape), leather (needle case), silk-covered button
Dimensions27 x 28 x 3.5 cm (10 5/8 x 11 x 1 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 number49.1009
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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
1805–10
third quarter of the 18th century
early 19th century
mid 1820s to 1830s
about 1855
about 1865
around 1810
early 1850s
1713 (original bed hangings)
about 1865
late 19th century