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Embroidered picture
Embroidered picture

Embroidered picture

mid-18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniquePlain weave linen embroidered with silk, wool, and glass beads
DimensionsLength x width: 32.8 x 44.7 cm (12 15/16 x 17 5/8 in.) (Maximum)
Credit LineSpecial Textile Fund
Accession number52.391
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceClaggett Wilson, by 1941; purchased by the MFA, April 10, 1952.
Embroidered picture
mid-18th century
Sampler
19th century
Beaded sampler
first half of 19th century
Sampler
early 19th century
Mitre
late 14th–early 15th century
Pincushion
1840-1850