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Woman's corset cover
American
1860s
Object Place: Massachusetts or New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave trimmed with cotton bobbin lace
Dimensions
Center front: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center back: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Center back: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.906
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's white corset cover, bobbin lace at neck, center front closure with buttonholes but missing buttons
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