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Map sampler
English or American
about 1800
Object Place: Great Britain or United States
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk
Dimensions
48.4 x 78 cm (19 1/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA pair of abutted spheres showing the eastern and western hemispheres as they appeared between Cook's voyages and the Louisiana Purchase (1769-1803). Title is placed at the center top, the directional star at the center bottom. Each country and its colonies are delineated in a particular color. Soiled; some worn yarns; edges of ground partially frayed. Stitches: couching, running, stem.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943