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Ann Clarkson (American (born in Britain, about 1765))
American (New York State)
1775
Object Place: Britain
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
38.5 x 32 cm (15 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession Number47.1373
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSerpentine floral border enclosing Psalm 125 worked in cross stitch above pastoral scene; signed "Ann Clarkson, Her Work Aged Ten years, 1775". Stitches: cross, Florentine, running, tent, upright gobelin.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot to MFA, 1947