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Marie Caestecker (French or Flemish)
Flemish, Southern Netherlands
1812 or possibly 1842
Object Place: France or Flanders
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
32.6 x 26.1 cm (12 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1134
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: fine cream colored wool. Design: the alphabet, sprays of flowers, a monstrance, and the maker's name "Marie Caestecker" and "l'an 1812" worked in cross stitch with blue, green, yellow and pink silk. Reddish brown selvage on each side. Stained, worn and repaired.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)