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Band sampler

mid-17th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with linen, silk, and metallic thread
Dimensions65 x 18.1 cm (25 9/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.272
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943
View: a,b,c
second half of the 18th century
Sampler
first half of 18th century
Sampler
Dorothy Ashton
1764
Spot sampler
17th century
Pattern
Early 17th century