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Marking sampler
Sarah Barnett (British)
British
1738
Object Place: Britain
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
33 x 22.2 cm (13 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. F. H. Cook
Accession Number39.566
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUndyed plain weave linen ground embroidered in chain stitch with multiple alphabets, arabic numerals, and religious verses; crowns denoting various aristocratic ranks at bottom; signed "Sarah Barnett 1738"
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. F. H. Cook to MFA, 1939