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Sampler
Embroidered by: Elizabeth Shuter (English, born in 1792)
English
1801
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 45.7 x 35.6 x 1.6 cm (18 x 14 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.422
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSampler of verse "Ode on the death of a favorite cat drowned in a tub of goldfishes..." worked in eyelet, cross, counted satin, satin, split, and knot stitches and inscribed "Elizabeth Shuter finish'd in her ninth year, 1801."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003