Embroidered fragment
Priscilla Scollay
(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
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ProvenanceInherited by donor from Priscilla Scollay Melvill by descent. Gift of Helen Pamela Higgins to the MFA, December 2000.
19th century
around 1725
1785
mid-18th century
mid-18th century