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Drawstring bag
Worn by: Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles) (American, 1784–1826)
American
early 19th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, cotton netting and cord
Dimensions
15.5 x 19 cm (6 1/8 x 7 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 Number49.994
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPale pink drawstring bag covered with green net and edged with pale pink and green looped fringe; pale pink and green cord drawstrings fringed at ends
InscriptionsWritten in ink on cloth label sewn inside bag: "Bag belonged to Mrs. B. Welles, Boston. Perhaps used at wedding 1815"
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