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Sewing sampler
Irma Fischer (Hungarian)
about 1885
Object Place: Hungary
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
26 x 43.7 cm (10 1/4 x 17 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jozsa Balog-Spemann
Accession Number1991.39
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite cotton plain weave sewing sampler with various insertion stitches and tucks, embroidered with red silk in cross stitch at bottom with "Irma Fischer." Made when she was 12 years old. Good condition.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Jozsa Balog-Spemann to MFA, January 23, 1991.