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German
1733
Object Place: probably South Germany

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk
Dimensions 86.2 x 19 cm (33 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6275
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionAt the bottom, worked in cross stitch, are a man, a woman, flowers, letters and a wreath in which are the initials "B.S., 1733". Above are rows of conventional flowers worked with French knots.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901