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Sampler
Jane Speed (English)
English
1738
Object Place: Britain
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
47.2 x 32.5 cm (18 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite wool, plain weave sampler with blue threads in selvege; embroidered with three horizontal bands, top and bottom band with the story of the woman of Samaria, central band with scene of Christ speaking with the woman of Samaria; floral border with ogival lattice. Stitches: cross, tent.
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943