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Piece of Dress Worn by Dorothy Quincy - John Hancock's Wife - For G. Washington
Piece of Dress Worn by Dorothy Quincy - John Hancock's Wife - For G. Washington

Piece of Dress Worn by Dorothy Quincy - John Hancock's Wife - For G. Washington

$ 5.27

Availability: 59 in stock
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    DOROTHY QUINCY HANCOCK
    .  Dorothy Quincy Hancock (1747–1830) was the wife of John Hancock, a Massachusetts statesman and patriot who was the first Signer of the Declaration of Independence and served as the first and third Governor of MA.  Dorothy married John in 1775 while he was serving as the President of the Second Continental Congress. Sadly, their first child, Lydia Henchman Hancock born in 1776, died at ten months old and their second child, John George Washington Hancock born in 1778, died at eight years old from an ice skating accident.
    PIECE OF DRESS PERSONALLY OWNED AND WORN BY DOROTHY QUINCY HANCOCK, WIFE OF DECLARATION SIGNER AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR JOHN HANCOCK, DURING GEORGE WASHINGTON
    ’S VISIT TO BOSTON
    IN 1789
    Piece of dress, measuring approximately 2.25 by 2.0 inches
    , personally owned and worn by Dorothy Quincy Hancock and accompanied with a 19th century note of provenance: “Pieces of a dress belonged to Madam John Hancock (Dorothy Quincy) embroidered by nuns in Baltimore in 1789.”  Dorothy likely wore this dress during the celebration of George Washington’s presidential visit to Boston in October 1789 because she went through great lengths and finances to have this dress made and imported from Maryland.
    ACCOMPANIED WITH A 19TH CENTURY NOTE OF PROVENANCE: “PIECES OF A DRESS BELONGED TO MADAM JOHN HANCOCK ( DOROTHY QUINCY) EMBROIDERED BY NUNS IN BALTIMORE IN 1789.”
    We were unable to locate any material related to Dorothy Quincy Hancock available for sale at auction in the past 25 years making the present dress extremely rare and highly desirable.  A remarkable piece from one of the nation’s preeminent “Founding Mothers.”