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Sampler
German, Nuremberg
1765
Object Place: probably Nuremberg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
30.3 x 20.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6273
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWorked on the sampler are the alphabet, numbers, flowers, a parrot, a squirrel, the date 1765 and rectangular spaces filled with various canvas work stitches. A monogram surmounted by a crown are worked with gold thread and pink and light blue silk. The edge is buttonholed in scallops. Stitches: couching, counted satin, cross, eyelet, French knot, long-armed cross, rice, rococo, tent, two-sided Italian cross,
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901