Petticoat

DateSilk: 1750-1770; Petticoat remodeled ca. 1780

OriginAsia, China (textile); worn in America, New York

MediumSilk damask

DimensionsTextile width: 29"; Vert. repeat: 24"; Length: 36 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1985-143,2

DescriptionPetticoat matching a gown of silk damask in scrolling floral pattern of orange and greenish- gold. Pleated to self fabric waistband; open at each side. Pieced and remade at later date.Label TextThis petticoat has a history of being worn by Mary Lynch, who married Egbert Benjamin Egberts in 1740 in New York. The gown and petticoat also match a drawstring bag and shoes in the Williamsburg Collection.ProvenanceWorn by Mary Lynch, baptised 1709. She was the grand daughter of Governor Rip Van Dam (1660-1749). Married Egbert Benjamin Egberts (b. 1711) in 1740 in New York. She is apparantly the great great grandmother of the original donor of the gown (Mrs. Evelyn Newman).