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Sampler
French or Swiss
1800
Object Place: Germany (probably)
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave embroidered with silk and metallic yarn, coil and sequins, edged with satin ribbon
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 72 cm (7 7/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: white silk taffeta. Design: sprays of lfowers, the initial M flanked by two small peacock feathers, and the date 1800, worked in chain stitch with several shades of pink, yellow, green, blue, and violet silk, and tarnished metal thread. Mounted on paper and edged with blue silk. Stitches: French knots, running, satin (speckled), shaded satin, split; metallic thread in back stitch, couching and satin.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)