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Sampler
European
1809
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
23.4 x 63 cm (9 3/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.949
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular ivory colored silk ground with polychrome floss silk yarns worked mainly satin stitch. Four designs in a lengthwise row; two trees flanking a partially embroidered funery monument with the initials "AB" and the date in pencil; ruined archways with foliage; an urn with a large naturalistic floral sparay; a mound with trees, a grave and the words "Auch (?) hier" on a cross. Naturalistic floral vine border with ivy and oak leaves, acorns, morning glories and other blossoms. Stained and soiled. Stitches: couching, French knot, running, satin, shaded stain, stem.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943