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Sampler
Aristea del Negro (Italian)
Italian
1810
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
26.3 x 37 cm (10 3/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4021
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidery sampler worked in cross stitch; at top two rows of alphabet letters and numerals, inscription: FATTO DA ME ARISTEA DEL NEGRO L ANNO 1810 ARG ENE, rectangular medallion in center showing symbols of the passion, variety of figures, plants, animals, and a building in rest of sampler, hemmed on all four sides.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore and Miss Mary Magoun Brown to MFA, 1950