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Work bag
American
early 19th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, wool twill, cotton plain weave (tape), leather (needle case), silk-covered button
Dimensions
27 x 28 x 3.5 cm (10 5/8 x 11 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1009
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGray silk sewing bag with two small inner pockets, black silk tape drawstring closure and a self-covered button, long flap with ten interior pockets (four with buttons, three with black silk tape drawstrings); leather needle case behind pin cushion; red wool panels inside a pocket at top of flap; brown cotton lining behind red wool; and three long narrow pockets on right with white cotton plain weave lining; twist of white linen thread remains in far right pocket
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