Petticoat
around 1775
Object PlaceMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueQuilted silk satin with linen plain weave lining quilted with silk thread; cotton drawstring, cotton plain weave waist band, silk plain weave pocket (added later); cotton batting and cording
Dimensions267 x 97 cm (105 1/8 x 38 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession number59.454
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ProvenancePossibly worn by Desiree Thompson Lamb (m. 1744); Inherited by her great-great-granddaughters Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1959
18th century
1880
Late 17th or early 18th century
18th century
Before 1771
early 18th century