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Sampler
German
1738
Object Place: Southern Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
108 x 26 cm (42 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1144
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBand sampler; upper portion has rows of pictures including ornate vase with flowers, parrot, instruments of the Passion, and peacock and Paschal lamb (from J. Sibmacher); lower portion contains surface filling, narrow floral bands, and alphabets.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)