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Sampler
Rosa Guadalupe (Spanish)
Spanish
1849
Object Place: Spain
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
30.5 x 14 cm (12 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4032
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSmall square sampler worked in cross, long armed cross, satin, and double running stitches; upper part of sampler divided into narrow horizontal bands of geometric forms and much stylized angular vines, in lower third inscription: Lohizo de la ROSA Guadalupe a 26 de JULIO de 1849; all edges hemstitched.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore and Miss Mary Magoun Brown to MFA, 1950