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Sampler

Betsy Davis (American)
1797
Object PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with silk; wood frame with glass
Dimensions44.5 x 36.5 x 3.2 cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.) Including frame
Credit LineGift of Mr. Gilbert Russell Payson and Mr. Henry G. E. Payson
Accession number45.767
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Mr. Gilbert Russell Payson and Mr. Henry G. E. Payson to MFA, 1945
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