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Infant's quilted blanket (unfinished)
English, possibly American
early 18th century
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably England, possibly Boston
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave quilted, cotton filling
Dimensions
Overall: 75.6 x 81.3 cm (29 3/4 x 32 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.922
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CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUnfinished whole cloth quilt with overall dense foliate pattern that radiates from a central rose; unfinished edges show two layers of linen cloth; back shows tufts of cotton stuffing
InscriptionsWritten on fabric label sewn to object: "Probably infant 'bearing cloth' used at christening early 18th century Stoddard family Boston. Marked 1906 Georgiana Welles Sargent descendant."
ProvenancePossibly used by Mehetable Stoddard Hyslop (1719-1792) or her sisters, Mary Stoddard Chauncey (b. 1715) and Sarah Stoddard Greenough (1718-1778); Inherited by Mehetable Stoddard Hyslop's great-great-granddaughter 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