Apron

Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop) (American, 1719–1792)

mid-18th century

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave embroidered with silk and gold and silver metal threads

Dimensions60 x 104 cm (23 5/8 x 40 15/16 in.)

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

Accession number49.1002

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InscriptionsWritten in ink on fabric label originally sewn to apron (now in object folder): "Apron, probably worn by Elizabeth (Hyslop) Sumner [1757-1810] about 1775-80. Marked 1906 by her great grandaughter Georgiana Welles Sargent"ProvenanceOriginally thought to have been worn by Elizabeth Hyslop Sumner (1757-1810); More likely worn by her mother, Mehetable Stoddard Hyslop (1719-1792) of Boston, who married William Hyslop in 1750; Inherited by her great-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