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A Tea Party
Unidentified artist, American, mid-19th century
Marketed by: E. and H. T. Anthony (American, 1860–about 1875)
Marketed by: E. and H. T. Anthony (American, 1860–about 1875)
Medium/Technique
Stereocard, albumen prints mounted to card stock
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.3335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPhotography
ClassificationsPhotographs – Stereographs
DescriptionChildrens' tea party, with toys. Hand-tinted.
ProvenanceOliver Wendell Holmes (b. 1809 – d. 1894), Boston; by descent to his grandson, Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 – d. 1950), Boston; 1950, bequeathed by Edward Jackson Holmes to his widow, Mary Stacy Beaman Holmes (b. 1875 – d. 1964), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 2015)