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Band sampler

Embroidered by: Francis Coltman (English)
English
1722
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions Overall: 54.9 x 29.2 x 1.9 cm (21 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.386
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBand sampler embroidered in polychrome silk with alaphabet at top and Ecclesiastes verse 12; worked in cross, eyelet and tent stitches and inscribed at bottom "Francis Coltman, May the IV 1722."
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003