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Sampler
English, mid-17th century
England
65 x 18.1 cm (25 9/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen, silk, and metallic thread
Classification: Textiles
Type, sub-type: Band samplerObject is currently not on viewNatural plain-weave linen ground embroidered band sampler. Needle lace floral bands with drawnwork band at bottom, needle lace scene of Judith and Holofernes at top accented with polychrome silk. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, 1943
Accession number: 43.272Provenance/Ownership History: Lent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943
 
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