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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
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