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Sampler
German
late 17th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
42.5 x 29.5 cm (16 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTan linen ground with stylized floral motives, a simple landscape and a fountain, oriented at right angles to one another; polychrome silk yarns. Upper and lower case alphabets across the top. Soiled and slightly worn. Stitches: buttonhole edging, chain, cross, double running, French knots, running, satin.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943