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Beaded sampler

first half of 19th century
Object PlaceItaly (probably)
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk thread and glass beads
Dimensions38 x 51.2 cm (14 15/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1004
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943
Mitre
late 14th–early 15th century
Beadwork cushion
Elizabeth Roberts
late 17th century
Sampler
19th century
Sampler
19th century
Sampler
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Embroidered picture
mid-18th century
Embroidered picture
mid-18th century