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Whitework sampler
Made by: Elizabeth Roberts (English, 1651–1713)
English
mid-17th century
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen
Dimensions
Height x width: 16 13/16 x 6 15/16 in. (42.7 x 17.7 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 Number49.1065
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsElizabeth Robert
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