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Sampler
Embroidered by: Mary Ann Carr (English, born in 1818)
English
1825
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 46.7 x 36.7 x 1.3 cm (18 3/8 x 14 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.424
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPictorial sampler of the "Temple of Fame" and landscape with strawberry border on four sides; worked in cross, satin, and stem stitches and inscribed "Mary Ann Carr, 7 yers old, 1825."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003