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Trade sampler
Scottish
second quarter of the 19th century
Object Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with cotton
Dimensions
53.3 x 64.2 cm (21 x 25 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1132
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTrade sampler. Fine white linen ground on which initials, ciphers, and coronets are worked with white linen in satin stitch. Some names have German, some have English form. Embroidered with initials, ciphers, and coronets worked in satin stitch. Initials in center "A.R." possibly for Adelaide Regina, wife of William IV, Adelaide of Saxe-Melningen, married in 1818, formed by roses, thistles, and shamrocks. embroidered in satin stitch and cutwork with needlelace fillings.
Provenance1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)