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Band sampler
Maker: Ann Buningham (18th century)
English
1736
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered in silk with cross, long-arm cross, counted satin, satin, and eyelet stitches
Dimensions
Height x width: 38.1 × 20.3 cm (15 × 8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert C. and Mary Lou Sutter
Accession Number2017.1339
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBand sampler with verses alternating with floral bands in a variety of stitches, cartouche at the bottom inscribed, "Ann Buningham Her Sampler Finished September 16 1736" flowering pots embroidered on either side
ProvenanceBy 2012, Robert and Mary Lou Sutter, Hanson, MA; 2017, bequest of Robert and Mary Lou Sutter to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)