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Sampler
German, Nuremberg
1735
Object Place: probably Nuremberg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
33.5 x 31.5 cm (13 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6272
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAcross the top are rows of letters and numbers. The initials "M.S.D." and the date 1735. Below are parrots, a dog, pots and vases of flowers and a basket of fruit. Across the bottom are rectangular spaces worked with various stitches.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901