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Sampler
Mexican
19th century
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
16.5 x 31.3 cm (6 1/2 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Special Textile Fund
Accession Number45.491
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSmall sampler embroidered with polychrome silk with the alphabet, numbers, and scattered pictoral motifs with cross and double running stitches.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Dr. William A. Kingsley of Brookline, Massachusetts, June 6, 1945.