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Sampler
Embroidered by: Elizabeth Courtis (English)
English
1796
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 47 x 1.3 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.432
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionPictorial sampler with angels, birds, squirrels, and Adam and Eve worked in cross, counted satin, and split stitches and inscribed, "Elizabeth Courtis her work finished June 8, 1796."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003