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Woman's neck ruffle
French, used in America
about 1818–25
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Cotton mull, embroidery
Dimensions
12.5 x 48 cm (4 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.964
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOverlapping bands of white cotton mull embroidered with cotton yarns in floral sprays. Puffed mull inserts. White silk ribbon drawstring.
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