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Darning sampler
Dutch
1799
Object Place: Holland
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
47.5 x 42.3 cm (18 11/16 x 16 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.955
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDarning or running stitch sampler. White linen ground with polychrome silk yarns. Central square compartment with a cross-like motif in the center. At each outer corner of the compartment is a stylized floral motif. Flanking this area the initials "MK" and "AB". Surrounding this are several similar cross motives in geometric and linear patterns. A crown repeats in the upper right and lower left corners, the former above the initials "CN", the latter above "Oud 16"(Age 16). The date appears below the central compartment.
Slightly soiled; one corner restored. See: 43.956, 43.953, 46.747, and 43.954. Stitches: cross, pattern darning, simple darning.
Slightly soiled; one corner restored. See: 43.956, 43.953, 46.747, and 43.954. Stitches: cross, pattern darning, simple darning.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943