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Pair of women's mitts
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner) (American, 1757–1810)
English, worn in America
late 18th century to early 19th century
Object Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: Nottingham, England
Medium/Technique
Silk machine-made point net, silk bobbin net (thumbs), silk embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 10.2 cm (24 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1005a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack silk net mitts, three bands of black (now brown) scrolled embroidery with embroidered dots, black ribbing and top and bottom.
ProvenanceAccording to family history, worn at the end of the 18th century by Elizabeth Hyslop Sumner (1757-1810), wife of Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner (1746-1799), after his death; 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