Child's blanket
Mary Fifield Adams
(American, 1694–1748)
first quarter of the 18th century
Place of CreationMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton and linen twill, embroidered with wool
DimensionsOverall: 109.2 x 100.3 cm (43 x 39 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Avery White
Accession number30.448
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ProvenanceEmbroidered by Mary Fifield (1694-1748) (who married Boston brewer Samuel Adams in 1713); Inherited by second child, Mary (Adams) Allen (b. 1717); Inherited by daughter Mary (Allen) Avery (1754[5]-1842) of Holden, Massachusetts; Inherited by eldest daughter, Mary (Avery) White (1778-1860), of Boylston, Massachusetts; Inherited by daughter Miss Mary Avery White (later Mary A. W. Davis); Gift to niece, Mary Avery White (daughter of Isaac Davis White and Elizabeth Hall Grosvenor), April 1, 1859; Gift to MFA, 1930
around 1725
mid-17th century
late 17th–early 18th century
late 17th or early 18th century
late 17th–early 18th century
1683
