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Sampler
Embroidered by: Harriet Coombs (English, born in 1826)
English
1837
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 55.9 x 46 x 3.8 cm (22 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSampler with floral serpentine border on four sides enclosing verse, "What is your life?" with flowers, apple trees, and harp at bottom; worked in cross and counted satin stitches and inscribed "Harriet Coombs's work/July 20th 1837/in the eleventh year of her age." With original frame, labeled on back, "Stapleton Road Undertaking Establishment. J. Newth and Son, complete undertakers, #1, Colston Parade, Stapleton Road, Bristol."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003