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Sampler
Embroidered by: A. P. (American)
American
1727
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery in sawtooth, eyelet, satin, herringbone, double running, reversible or marking cross, detached buttonhole, back, trellis and knot
Dimensions
Height x width: 9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (24.1 x 23.5 cm)
Framed: 28.6 x 27.3 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Framed: 28.6 x 27.3 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund
Accession Number2018.2309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBoston sampler with Adam and Eve, no alphabets and bands, similar to Ann Peartree and others. "A.P. 1727" and written on back, "E.M. Rowe/1896."
ProvenanceBy 1896, E.M. Rowe; by 1974, acquired from E.M. Rowe by Joan & David Huntington, Stonington, CT; about 1974, sold by Joan & David Huntington to Glee Krueger, Westport, CT; 2018, by inheritance to her daughter Whitney Kreuger, Westport, CT; 2018, sold by Whitney Kreuger through Deborah Miller Appraisals LLC to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)