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Sampler
European
early 19th century
Object Place: Continental Europe
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
31.2 x 35 cm (12 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSix loosely spaced horizontal rows of various stylized and naturalistic floral motives, individual flowers, vines, and in the lower rows, cottages and funery monuments. Polychrome floss silk yarns, mainly in satin stitch, on a white silk ground. Added border of blue and white linentape. Stitches: French knots, satin, stem.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943