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Hebrew sampler
Jewish
1830
Object Place: possibly German
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk in cross and eyelet stitches
Dimensions
Height x width: 33.7 × 35.6 cm (13 1/4 × 14 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert C. and Mary Lou Sutter
Accession Number2017.1332
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CollectionsJudaica, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHebrew sampler with Latin alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, and numbers worked in cross stitch, initialed C. M. and dated 1830. Embroidered with floral bands, spot motifs, and a large bird at the bottom.
Signed
C.M.
ProvenanceBy 2012, Robert and Mary Lou Sutter, Hanson, MA; 2017, bequest of Robert and Mary Lou Sutter to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)