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Embroidered picture

mid-18th century
Object PlaceNew England, United States
Medium/TechniquePlain weave linen embroidered with silk, wool, and metal thread
Dimensions43.4 x 57.5 x 3 cm (17 1/16 x 22 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.) Including frame
Credit LineSpecial Textile Fund
Accession number63.2669
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from Mr. Charles Ratti, Jr., Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1963.
Needlepoint picture
Elizabeth Baker
1773
Spot sampler
17th century
Sampler
first half of 17th century, reworked at a later date
16th century
Sampler
late 18th–early 19th century