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Sampler
Turkish
early 19th century
Object Place: Turkey
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
64.1 x 41.3 cm (25 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4034
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLong vertical sampler worked in Turkish stitch; border of varying widths on different sides showing variety of stylized plants, trees, and birds, some motifs pointed in toward center of sampler, great variety of stylized plant forms, including several on diagonal and birds filling center of sampler.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore and Miss Mary Magoun Brown to MFA, 1950