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Sampler
German
early 19th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with wool
Dimensions
31 x 39.7 cm (12 3/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.960
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite cotton yarn canvas covered, except at the edges, by white and polychrome wool yarns worked mainly in tent stitch. Six horizontal rows, one above the other, with the upper and lower case alphabets, placed alternately, in succession, and the numbers 1-10. Ground worn through in spots; missing yarns; slightly soiled. Stitches: tent, upright bobelein.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943