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German, Nuremberg
1735
Object Place: probably Nuremberg, Germany

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions 33.5 x 31.5 cm (13 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6272
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionAcross the top are rows of letters and numbers. The initials "M.S.D." and the date 1735. Below are parrots, a dog, pots and vases of flowers and a basket of fruit. Across the bottom are rectangular spaces worked with various stitches.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901