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Marie Galibert (French)
French
1854
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
26 x 28.2 cm (10 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAt the top are the upper and lower case alphabets plus numbers. Beneath this appears the name "Marie Galibert" plus other letters and the date. Filling the remaining field beneath are simple stylized motives of a central architectural design flanked by birds and plants. Slightly stained. Stitches: cross.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943