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Sampler
German, Nuremberg
1737
Object Place: probably Nuremberg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
31.7 x 40.2 cm (12 1/2 x 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6271
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAcross the top is the alphabet and numbers; below, a wreath of flowers enclosing a crown, the date, 1737, and a monogram, M.H.O. Below this is a dish of fruit, a basket of flowers and rectangular spaces filled with various stitches.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901