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Fan and case
Worn by: Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop) (American, 1719–1792)
French, used in America
mid-18th century
Place of Manufacture: France; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Ivory, paper, gilding, brass, mother-of-pearl, and cardboard (case)
Dimensions
Overall: 28.6 x 1.9 x 3 cm (11 1/4 x 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift 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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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPainted paper folding fan with carved and pierced ivory sticks; obverse painted with pastoral scene with three figures (a soldier and two women), pillar and base on a pedestal, building and pyramid in background, and border of fruit and floral motifs; reverse painted with male figure with a staff in a pastoral scene with house and fence and gilt scrolls above; carved and pierced sticks with chinoiserie motifs painted with figures, baskets, and musical instruments; carved guards painted with dolphin, shields, and putto; mother-of-pearl buttons on metal rivet; cardboard case covered with beige and green paper with floral pattern
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