Provenance
1641, possibly Maria Thins (born about 1593 - died 1680), Delft
possibly by inheritance to her daughter, Catharina Bolnes (born 1631 - died 1688) and her husband, Johannes Vermeer (born 1632 - died 1675), Delft
possibly by inheritance to their son, Johannes Johannesz. Vermeer (born about 1663 - died 1713), Delft
possibly Sir Hans Sloane (born 1660 - died 1753), London
possibly by descent within the Sloane family to Lt. Col. Ronald Francis Assheton Sloane-Stanley (born 1867 - died 1949), Cowes, Isle of Wight
Sloane-Stanley sale, Christie's, London, 25 February 1949, nr. 52 to
Colnaghi on behalf of Roderic Thesiger (dealer), Beaconsfield, England
1950, sold by Thesiger to the MFA, accession date 8 June 1950