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Embroidered picture

(American, Massachusetts (Boston), 1726–1786)
1740–50
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitch
Dimensions49.53 x 50.8 cm (19 1/2 x 20 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of our parents Mr. and Mrs. Eben F. Corey by Rosita Corey, George C. Corey, and Elizabeth C. Bourquin
Accession number1998.586
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceMr. And Mrs. Eben Corey; by inheritance to children Rosita Corey, George C. Corey, and Elizabeth C. Bourquin; gift to MFA, December 31, 1998.
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