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Embroidered fragment

Embroidered fragment

(American, 1755–1833)
mid-18th century
Object PlaceProbably Boston, New England
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with wool and silk
Dimensions59.7 x 26.7 cm (23 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Helen Pamela Higgins in memory of her aunt Gertrude Glidden Cabot (1894-1966)
Accession number2000.1245
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceInherited by donor from Priscilla Scollay Melvill by descent. Gift of Helen Pamela Higgins to the MFA, December 2000.
Sewing case with pin cushion
Sewing case with pin cushion
1790
Sampler
Sampler
19th century
Wide bed curtain (Lowell family set)
Wide bed curtain (Lowell family set)
around 1725
Coat of arms: Rufus Greene family coat of arms
Coat of arms: Rufus Greene family coat of arms
Katherine Greene Amory
1745
Chandler coat-of-arms
Chandler coat-of-arms
Catharine Chandler
about 1750
Spot sampler
Spot sampler
17th century
Embroidered picture: Shepherdess and piper
Embroidered picture: Shepherdess and piper
Mary Fleet
about 1745
Embroidered picture
Embroidered picture
Elizabeth Storer Smith
1740–50
Embroidered picture: Reclining Shepherdess
Embroidered picture: Reclining Shepherdess
mid-18th century
Embroidered picture
Embroidered picture
probably 1769
Sampler
Sampler
Abigail Gould
1796
Restricted: For reference only
Embroidered picture
Esther Powell
second quarter 18th century