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Sampler

Sampler

(Massachusetts (Boston), 1729–1796)
1743
Object PlaceBoston, New England, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk in reversible cross, stem, and Romanian stitches
DimensionsHeight x width: 17 11/16 x 17 9/16 in. (44.9 x 44.6 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number41.493
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAnonymous gift to MFA, 1941
Sampler
1719
Embroidered cover (colcha)
mid-17th - early 18th centuries
Sampler
1739
Cover or mat
Late 16th century
Cover or mat
16th century
Insertion fragment
16th century
Border fragment
17th–19th century
Border fragment
16th–19th century
Embroidered border fragment
mid 16th–mid 17th century
Mat
16th century
Lace fragment
16th century
Insertion fragment
16th–17th century