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Whitework sampler

(English, 1651–1713)
mid-17th century
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with linen
DimensionsHeight x width: 16 13/16 x 6 15/16 in. (42.7 x 17.7 cm) (Maximum)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1065
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsElizabeth Robert
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
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