Fan and case
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
(American, 1719–1792)
mid-18th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueIvory, paper, gilding, brass, mother-of-pearl, and cardboard (case)
DimensionsOverall: 28.6 x 1.9 x 3 cm (11 1/4 x 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1001
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ProvenanceInherited by 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
late 18th to early 19th century
about 1768
first half of 19th century
19th century
1790–1800
mid-19th century
about 1819
last quarter of the 18th century
18th century