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Stitch sampler

Royal School of Needlework (English, founded 1872)
English
early 20th century
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions 60.3 x 31.8 cm (23 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.997
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSampler of stitches. To the left, one above the other, are small areas of embroidery; to the right of each area, in French, is the name of the particular stitch demonstrated. Polychrome silk and metallic yarns. Stitches: couching and variation, Florentine, French knot, gobelin, hem, laid work.
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943