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Part of a cap (unfinished)
possibly Indian, used in America
early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: possibly India; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave (mull) with cotton embroidery and deflected warps and wefts (drawnwork)
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 38.1 cm (7 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1037
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPiece of mull with white embroidered that may have been part of a cap; rolled edge on top edge; bottom edge shaped into a peak and embroidered with a floral sprig border and chain stitched edge
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