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Cutwork design with scenes from daily life

(1722–1793 or 1794)
About 1740–60
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWhite paper cut, pricked, and mounted on dark blue background (framed)
DimensionsSheet (approximately): 11 x 15 cm (4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Frame: 15.8 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm (6 1/4 x 7 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs Julius McNutt Ramsay, Jr.
Accession number1990.368
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ClassificationsSilhouettes
InscriptionsFragment of old label attached to back: "Done by Sarah Deming with scissors & pins supposed in 1749"