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Whitework sampler
German
1762
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk
Dimensions
25.5 x 32 cm (10 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6279
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite muslin on which are worked with white thread, squares of various stitches. The outline of the squares, the date, 1762, and the letters M,C,O,F,W,M,S,S,M,X,M,A, are worked with pink silk.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901