Woman's cap
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
(American, 1757–1810)
late 18th to early 19th century
Object PlaceRoxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureEngland (gauze)
Place of ManufactureIpswich, Massachusetts, United States (lace)
Medium/TechniqueSilk embroidered gauze, silk lace (trim) and ribbon
Dimensions47 x 32 cm (18 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.) measured flat on side for storage including ties
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1003
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ProvenanceMay have been worn in the 18th century by Elizabeth Hyslop Sumner (1757-1810), wife of Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner (1746-1799); Inherited by Elizabeth Hyslop Sumner's great-ganddaughter 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
mid-19th century
about 1850
late 19th century
about 1855
third quarter of 19th century
mid-19th century
second quarter of 19th century
19th century
late 18th century
possibly 16th century
fourth quarter of 19th century
1880s