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Sampler: Hémisphère oriental, seul connu des ancien E. (Eastern hemisphere, the only one known to early E[uropeans]), nonprofessional
French
1807
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Other (Height x width): 74.6 x 66.7 cm (29 3/8 x 26 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.466
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered map of eastern hemisphere, dated 1807, framed, glass cracked. Ivory silk plain weave embroidered with silk in satin, knot, running, chain, split, and couching stitches; inscribed: "hémisphère oriental seul connu des Ancien E., Brodé en 1807"
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; Gift to the MFA, 1944