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Embroidered cambric skirt
Worn by: Georgiana Welles (Sargent) (American, 1818–1879)
American
mid-19th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave (cambric); cotton embroidery
Dimensions
Center front: 106.7 cm (42 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.893
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCambric skirt with three rows of white floral embroidery extend down from waistband and above scalloped hem; written in ink inside waistband: "G Welles"
InscriptionsWritten in ink inside waistband: "G Welles"
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