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Band sampler
Made by: Elizabeth Roberts (English, 1651–1713)
English
mid-17th century
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk marking cross, reversible cross, double running, Montenegrin cross, Rumanian, and trellis stitches and cutwork
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (46.4 x 23.1 cm) (Maximum)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1064
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBand sampler with multiple rows of floral borders, one band embroidered with a version of the "boxers," at bottom is a band of pulled work with initials "ER" repeated across its width. Stitches include cross, cut work, double running, eyelet, Montenegrin cross, Rumanian, and trellis
Inscriptions"ER" four times across bottom
ProvenanceMade by Elizabeth Roberts in England before her marriage to Samuel Shrimpton of Boston (1643-1698); Inherited by her descendant Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949