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Sampler

Elizabeth Day McCormick (American, 1873–1957)
American
1912
Object Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and cotton
Dimensions 62.7 x 73 cm (24 11/16 x 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.974
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite cotton gauze ground with various floral, animal, chinoiserie and architectural motives in polychrome silk yarns worked in cross stitch. Geometric and floral border. Stained. Stitches: cross.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943