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Spot sampler

17th century
Object PlaceBritain
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk, wool and metallic thread
Dimensions52 x 17.3 cm (20 1/2 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession number39.568
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Miss Gertrude Townsend to MFA, 1939
Needlepoint picture
Elizabeth Baker
1773
Sampler
first half of 17th century, reworked at a later date
View: a,b,c
second half of the 18th century
Sampler
first half of 19th century
Embroidered picture
mid-18th century
Band sampler
mid-17th century