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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014
Child's dress
American
early 19th century
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
Center back: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.935
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChild's dress, front drawstring closure at neck, gathers on front of bodice, two covered buttons at back, short puffed sleeves with bands of eyelet embroidery running lengthwise and around edges, high plain waistband, three rows of pin tucks along bottom of skirt
ProvenanceGiven by descent to Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent, New York, NY (b. 1858); 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.