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Mabel Jenkins (American, born in 1795)
American
1809
Object Place: Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
47 x 43.6 cm (18 1/2 x 17 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard Wheatland
Accession Number45.25
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionZig-zag floral border enclosing rows of alphabets, vowels, and mourning verse. House and garden embroidered at bottom; "Wrought by Mabel Jenkins aged 13 years this done in the year of our Lord 1809"
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Richard Wheatland to MFA, 1945