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Spot sampler

British
17th century
Object Place: Britain

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk, wool and metallic thread
Dimensions 52 x 17.3 cm (20 1/2 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number39.568
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionStitches including: basket, cross, double running, eyelet, Florentine, ladder and variations, long-armed cross, needleweaving, plaited braid, reverse chain, rice, rococo, Roumanian, running, satin.
ProvenanceGift of Miss Gertrude Townsend to MFA, 1939