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Band sampler
English
mid-17th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen, silk, and metallic thread
Dimensions
65 x 18.1 cm (25 9/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.272
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNatural plain-weave linen ground embroidered band sampler. Needle lace floral bands with drawnwork band at bottom, needle lace scene of Judith and Holofernes at top accented with polychrome silk.
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943