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Lace ornament in four sections
American
secord half of the 18th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen needle lace
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 12.7 cm (1 1/8 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1053a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOne of four pieces of lace with ends crudely sewn together; this piece is made of two equal lengths in a pattern similar to 49.1053b
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