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Sampler
Maker: Elizabeth (Betsy) Haws (American, (Dorchester, Massachusetts))
American, Massachusetts
about 1800
Object Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk in cross and satin stitches
Dimensions
Height x width: 20.3 × 32.4 cm (8 × 12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Robert C. and Mary Lou Sutter
Accession Number2017.1337
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSampler with horizontal bands of alphabets and inscriptions, small band at the bottom with birds and plants
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)