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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten on paper label glued to case: "Louis XIV Period Hyslop Sumner trunk - Probably used by Mrs. Hyslop"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
Apron
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
mid-18th century
a-b
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
about 1770
Sampler fragment
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
1730–40
Fan
1740s
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
around 1810
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1815–20
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25