Woman's petticoat

Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner) (American, 1757–1810)

1770-1785

Place of UseRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Place of ManufactureBoston-area, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueSilk satin; wool plain weave lining; quilted with wool fleece filling and silk thread; silk plain weave hem band; linen plain weave waistband lining

DimensionsCenter front: 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Center back: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Other (waist): 260.4 cm (102 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent

Accession number49.885

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InscriptionsWritten on fabric label sewn inside petticoat: "Petticoat worn by Elizabeth (Hylsop) Sumner about 1775-80 Marked 1906 by great-granddaughter G. W. Sargent"

ProvenanceWorn by Elizabeth (Hyslop) Sumner (1757-1810) of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Inherited by her great-granddaughter 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