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Sampler
1691
Ann Austin, Probably British, born about 1681
Britain (probably)
56.2 x 23 cm (22 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Classification: TextilesObject is currently not on viewNatural colored linen embroidered in bands of floral and geometric designs with soft green, blue, pink, and yellow silks. At the bottom is embroidered the alphabet and this inscription: "Ann Austin made this sampler in ......tenth year of her age 1691". Museum of Fine Arts, BostonBequest of Emma M. Dimond, 1923
Accession number: 23.228Provenance/Ownership History: Bequest of Emma M. Dimond to MFA, 1923
 
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