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Woman's wedding or evening dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
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Woman's dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
Woman's wedding or evening dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
Worn by: Georgiana Welles (Sargent) (American, 1818–1879)
American
about 1854
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (taffeta moiré), trimmed with silk ribbon, silk machine net, and bobbin lace
Dimensions
Other (center front x bust): 49.5 x 72.4 cm (19 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)
Other (center back x waist): 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Other (center back x waist): 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and The Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.881a-d
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong sleeve, ivory, silk moiré day bodice or basquine with slight flare at hips and "pagoda" sleeves; front closure with seven hooks and four eyes (some missing); collar front and waist trimmed with box pleated satin ribbon; thread remnants across back collar and down front and above cuffs (once rimmed with lace, now removed)
InscriptionsWritten on fabric label sewn inside bodice: "Waist of wedding dress of Georgiana Welles/ Had trimming and sleeves edged with point appliqué to match scarf veil/ Married John Osborn Sargent January 1854"
Written on photocopied label now located in object folder (location of original label unknown): "Wedding Dress, high neck waist worn Jan 17th 1854 by Georgiana Welles when married to John Osborn Sargent at Old Trinity Church in Boston by Bishop Eastburn-- Extra Low neck waist--"
Written on photocopied label now located in object folder (location of original label unknown): "Wedding Dress, high neck waist worn Jan 17th 1854 by Georgiana Welles when married to John Osborn Sargent at Old Trinity Church in Boston by Bishop Eastburn-- Extra Low neck waist--"
ProvenanceDress worn by Georgiana Welles (b. 1818) for her wedding to John Osborn Sargent (1811-1891) on February 17, 1854 at Old Trinity Church in Boston; Inherited by her daughter 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