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Sampler
Mary Grove (British)
English
18th century
Object Place: Britain
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with wool
Dimensions
46.5 x 35.5 cm (18 5/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWool plain weave sampler embroidered with silk, strawberry borders, prayer in the center flanked by shepherd and shepherdess, signed Mary Grove. Stitches include chain, cross, satin, sawtooth, and stem
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943