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Pair of women's ruffles
Possibly French, worn in America
Early 19th century
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: possibly France
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave (mull) with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 38.1 cm (3 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1039a-b
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite mull ruffles with white embroidered leafy branches along embroidered, scalloped, and pointed edge.
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