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Group shot: 49.1018-1019
Pair of woman's slippers
Group shot: 49.1018-1019

Pair of woman's slippers

Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)
about 1815–25
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureFrance
Medium/TechniqueLeather, silk plain weave ribbon and binding, linen plain weave lining, linen cord drawstring
Dimensions7 x 6 x 23 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1018-1019
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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten in ink on insole: "Droit" Written in ink on fabric label inside shoe: "Slippers. Mrs. B. Welles 1820-1825"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
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1815–20
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Drawstring bag
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821
Woman's shift
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1821