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Spot sampler

1669
Object PlaceGermany (possibly)
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk, wool, cotton, and metallic thread; beads applied
Dimensions52.3 x 65 cm (20 9/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.289
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943
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