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Sampler
Embroidered by: Sarah Lenox (English, born in 1792)
English
1805
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 46.7 x 34.4 x 1.3 cm (18 3/8 x 13 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.414
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSampler with verse "Religion prompts us..." alternating with bands of flowers and trees, two stags facing a tree at bottom, honeysuckle border on four sides; worked in cross, satin, counted satin, and sawtooth stitches and inscribed "Sarah Lenox, aged 13, 1805."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003