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Sampler
European
early 19th century
Object Place: Continental Europe
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
24 x 32.5 cm (9 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: fine cream colored linen. Design: rectangle in center with landscape and buildings, worked in fine cross stitch; fragments of border patterns, the alphabet and apparently unrelated letters, worked with pale colored silks in fine cross stitch and tent stitch. Stained, faded.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)