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Sampler
Mexican
early 19th century
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and cotton
Dimensions
36.1 x 35.8 cm (14 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4031
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUnfinished embroidery sampler worked in satin, eyelet, knot, stem, cross, and buttonhole stitches; at top a complete and an incomplete row of alphabet letters, at bottom four floral sprays in white, just below center three colored silk floral sprays; considerably stained.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore and Miss Mary Magoun Brown to MFA, 1950