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Infant's dress
Worn by: Georgiana Welles (Sargent) (American, 1818–1879)
American
1815–20
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, darned netting insert (lace), cotton embroidery
Dimensions
Center front: 81.3 cm (32 in.)
Center back: 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Center back: 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.931
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's dress with short sheer muslin sleeves embroidered with thick threads in scolling leaf pattern, long waist, bands of five horizontal pin tucks above and below wide lace insert, open back with drawstring at neck and waist
InscriptionsWritten in ink on fabric label sewn inside back opening: "Infant's Dress, about 1818 Benjamin Welles family, Boston."
ProvenanceMay have been worn by Elizabeth Welles (born 1816) or her sister, Georgiana Welles (born 1818), both of Boston; Inherited by their niece and daughter, respectively, 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