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Sampler
1787
Object Place: Germany or Holland
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
33.4 x 48 cm (13 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of A. V. Phillips
Accession Number48.1136
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCentral small octagon enclosing initials MSM and date 1787 in cross stitch, initials MVT, crown, initials IDS, IESM, and DSSM below medallion all worked in cross stitch, rest of sampler shows variety of darning stitches; four worn initials in lower right hand corner. Stitches: cross and darning.
ProvenanceGift of A. V. Phillips to MFA, 1948