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Sampler
English
1800
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 46.4 x 34.6 x 1.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSampler embroidered with wave border enclosing a cross-stitched lattice with animals, people, and potted plants; worked in cross stitch and inscribed "Fanny Fletcher Dean/her work/in the year of our Lord/1800/Strait School."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003