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Cape

1850s
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (taffeta) and net, with silk velvet ribbon
DimensionsOverall: 87.3 x 134.6 cm (34 3/8 x 53 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Quincy W. Wales
Accession number50.3220
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1950
a-b
about 1858
Woman's dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1854
Woman's hat
John P. John
1945–53
Cape
19th century
Woman's bonnet
mid 19th century
Group shot: 48.1417a-b
mid-19th century
Woman's hat with matching ascot
John P. John
1945–59
Bonnet
1850s
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2004.158.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1992