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Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
(American, 1757–1810)
first quarter of the 19th century
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufacturepossibly Europe
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave with silk embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 54 x 140cm (21 1/4 x 55 1/8in.)
Center back: 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Center back: 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.914
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ProvenanceAccording to family history, this was worn at the end of the 18th century by Elizabeth Hyslop Sumner (1757-1810), wife of Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner (1746-1799); Inherited by Elizabeth Sumner's 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
