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Sampler
German, Nuremberg
late 17th–18th century
Object Place: probably Nuremberg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
64 x 21.2 cm (25 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.961
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAcross the top the alphabet and numbers. Below, various flowers, a rectangle bearing animals, a tree and blossoms. The lower half divided into rectangular areas bearing chevron motifs worked in various stitches. Polychrome silk yarns on linen ground. Condition good; black rotted out in spots. Stitches: Florentine, rococo, tent, two-sided Italian cross, upright gobelin, slanting gobelin.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943