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Sampler
Danish or German
1761
Object Place: Denmark or Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen, lined with plain weave linen and edged with silk ruffle
Dimensions
28.5 x 40.5 cm (11 1/4 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen worked in white with designs for drawn-work and flat embroidery. In the middle are sections of four flower patterns, around the edge rectangles filled with small geometric figures. In the center the initials M A M and the date 1761 are worked in white; lined with pink linen and edged with pink ribbon.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)