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Whitework sampler

German
1762
Object Place: Germany

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk
Dimensions 25.5 x 32 cm (10 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6279
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite muslin on which are worked with white thread, squares of various stitches. The outline of the squares, the date, 1762, and the letters M,C,O,F,W,M,S,S,M,X,M,A, are worked with pink silk.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, 1901