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Sampler

Embroidered by: Rebecca Blake (English)
at: Ackworth School (English, founded 1779)
English
1809
Object Place: Yorkshire, England

Medium/Technique Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions Overall: 51.8 x 41.3 x 4.4 cm (20 3/8 x 16 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.399
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSampler with scattered floral and geometric motifs and letters, worked in polychrome yarns in cross stitch, and inscribed, "Rebecca Blake/Ackworth School/ 1809."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003