Band sampler

mid-17th century

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk marking cross, reversible cross, double running, Montenegrin cross, Rumanian, and trellis stitches and cutwork

DimensionsHeight x width: 18 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (46.4 x 23.1 cm) (Maximum)

Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent

Accession number49.1064

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ClassificationsTextiles

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Inscriptions"ER" four times across bottom

ProvenanceMade by Elizabeth Roberts in England before her marriage to Samuel Shrimpton of Boston (1643-1698); Inherited by her descendant 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