Sham
Abigail Smith
(American, 1786–1863)
1817
Medium/Techniquecotton plain weave, quilted
DimensionsHeight x width: 52.1 × 97.2 cm (20 1/2 × 38 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ann Hughes Muchukot and David, Catherine and Stephanie Hughes
Accession number2019.548.2
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ProvenanceBy descent from the artist to her sister, Deborah Smith Taber (b. 1796 – d. 1879), New Bedford, MA; to her daughter, Caroline Taber Morgan (b. 1834 – d. 1899), New Bedford, MA and Toledo, OH; to her daughter, Henrietta Morgan Bennett (b. 1863 – d. 1914), Toledo; to her daughter, Meribah Morgan Bennett Hughes (b. 1897 – d. 1971), Toledo, OH; to her son, Richard Morgan Hughes (b. 1921 – d. 1943), Toledo, OH; to his daughter, Stephanie Suzanne Hughes, Washington, DC; 2019, gift of Stephanie Suzanne Hughes to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
about 1930
about 1875
about 1880
about 1880
1880s
1880-1890s
1940s
1830-1840s
