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Woman's petticoat
Woman's petticoat

Woman's petticoat

first half of the 19th century
Place of UseLexington, Masachusetts, United States
Place of Manufactureprobably Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWoven cotton stripe of alternating plain weave and twill, plain weave linen waistband
DimensionsOverall: 89.5 x 120.7 cm (35 1/4 x 47 1/2 in.)
Other (waistband): 1.6 x 68.6 cm (5/8 x 27 in.)
Other (side slit): 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Other (pocket slit): 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Other (deep tuck): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Other (small tucks and hem): 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of MIss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.33
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by donor's great-aunt Caira Robbins (1794-1881); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
Textile fragment
second quarter of the 19th century
Textile fragment
second quarter of the 19th century
Man's breeches
late 18th to early 19th century
Woman's petticoat
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
1770-1785
Textile fragment
first half of the 19th century
Man's waistcoat
Lot Robbins
early 19th century