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Sampler
Mexican
18th–19th century
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
31.6 x 43.8 cm (12 7/16 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4030
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUnfinished sampler worked on closely woven linen in satin, back, long armed cross, knot, straight gobelin, lazy daisy, and double running stitches; rectangular blocks of highly stylized plant forms and geometric motifs, animals, birds, grape vine, diagonal running plants in body of sampler; a number of stains.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore and Miss Mary Magoun Brown to MFA, 1950