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Yellow quilted silk petticoat

18th century
Medium/TechniqueQuilted silk, worsted twill lining, glazed cotton header, linen tape waistband, silk plain weave hem binding tape, cotton batting
Dimensions96 x 103 cm (37 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number44.344
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceFrom Early american trunk
Woman's petticoat
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
1770-1785
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Dress
about 1840
late 18th century to early 19th century
Petticoat
around 1775
third quarter of the 18th century
Dinner dress
about 1840