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Woman's petticoat
Worn by: Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner) (American, 1757–1810)
British (used in America)
1770-1785
Place of Use: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: Boston-area, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk satin; wool plain weave lining; quilted with wool fleece filling and silk thread; silk plain weave hem band; linen plain weave waistband lining
Dimensions
Center front: 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Center back: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Other (waist): 260.4 cm (102 1/2 in.)
Center back: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Other (waist): 260.4 cm (102 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift 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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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlue satin quilted petticoat; repeating deep scallop pattern; floral garlands with daisies alternating with tulip motifs with double band of zigzag stitiching above hem; two side slits and pleats at waistband. There are 9-10 quilting sitiches per inch.
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