Mourning band

1799

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (ribbon and crepe), ink

Dimensions31.5 x 7 cm (12 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent

Accession number49.1012

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InscriptionsWritten in ink of fabric label sewn to object: "Mourning Badge for George Washington. G.W. on urn. Probably worn by Wm. H. Sumner [1780-1861] 1799, son of Gov. [Increase] Sumner [1746-6/7/1799]"

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