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Mourning band
American
1799
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (ribbon and crepe), ink
Dimensions
31.5 x 7 cm (12 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1012
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMourning band for George Washington (d. 12/14/1799), white ribbon with painted design of urn inscribed "GW" in wreath, edged with black silk and covered with black silk crepe
InscriptionsWritten in ink of fabric label sewn to object: "Mourning Badge for George Washington. G.W. on urn. Probably worn by Wm. H. Sumner [1780-1861] 1799, son of Gov. [Increase] Sumner [1746-6/7/1799]"
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