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Woman's handkerchief
Worn by: Georgiana Welles (Sargent) (American, 1818–1879)
possibly French, used in America
mid-19th century
Place of Manufacture: possibly France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery with deflected warps and wefts
Dimensions
40.6 x 41.2 cm (16 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.989
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMull handkerchief with embroidered dots and eyelets arranged in triangular formations within dentate edge; initials "G W" embroidered in dots and eyelets in one corner
ProvenanceOwned by Georgiana Welles Sargent (1818-1879, married 1854) of 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