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Sampler

Embroidered by: Elizabeth Turner (English, born in 1789)
English
1802
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 43.2 x 4.4 cm (18 1/8 x 17 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.398
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSampler with verse "Remember now thy creator ..." with strawberry border, windmills, flowers, and hunting scene; worked in cross stitch and inscribed, "Elizabeth Turner finished this sampler November 25. 1802, aged 13 years. Instructed by M. Howard." In original frame and mount.
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003