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Sampler
Sarah Leesley (British)
English
1739
Object Place: Great Britain
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk
Dimensions
22.4 x 21.7 cm (8 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1137
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSquare holliepoint sampler embroidered in satin stitch, reticella, and hollie point; embroidered in holliepoint below central reticella square "Sarah Leesley"
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)