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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014

Woman's dressing gown


Woman's wrapper
American
about 1855
Place of Use: United States

Medium/Technique Wool plain weave printed, silk plain weave lining, fur collar, cotton cord and twill tape
Dimensions Center Front: 137.2 cm (54 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.877
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWoman's printed wool dressing gown, bright crimson printed with overall boteh (or paisley) pattern, flaring sleeves ("pagoda style"), applied border in boteh (or paisley) pattern, wide border at center front and along hem
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (b. 1858) of New York City; 1949, gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to the MFA. (Accession date: September 15, 1949); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.