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Band sampler
Embroidered by: Elizabeth Sinderbee (English)
English
1712
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 85.7 x 25.4 x 3.2 cm (33 3/4 x 10 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.385
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBand sampler with "boxers" and serpentine floral bands, with alphabets in one direction and inscription in another; worked in cross, eyelet, stitches, double running, and satin stitches and inscribed "Elizabeth Sinderbee/her sampler/made in the year 1712."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003