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Sampler
Sampler

Sampler

A. P. (American)
1727
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with silk embroidery in sawtooth, eyelet, satin, herringbone, double running, reversible or marking cross, detached buttonhole, back, trellis and knot
DimensionsHeight x width: 9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (24.1 x 23.5 cm)
Framed: 28.6 x 27.3 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession number2018.2309
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 1896, E.M. Rowe; by 1974, acquired from E.M. Rowe by Joan & David Huntington, Stonington, CT; about 1974, sold by Joan & David Huntington to Glee Krueger, Westport, CT; 2018, by inheritance to her daughter Whitney Kreuger, Westport, CT; 2018, sold by Whitney Kreuger through Deborah Miller Appraisals LLC to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)
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