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Sampler
Embroidered by: Martha King Fines (English, born in 1748)
English
1757
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 45.7 x 34 x 1.9 cm (18 x 13 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Accession Number2003.388
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAlphabet sampler with trees, flowers, animals, and shepherds worked in cross, eyelet, counted satin, long and cross stitches; inscribed "Martha King Fines/my sampler/in the 9th year/1757"
ProvenancePurchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003