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Whitework sampler fragment
English
mid-17th century
Object Place: Britain
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with linen
Dimensions
58.3 x 15 cm (22 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number25.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLong narrow piece of linen, joined in the middle by stitches, divided into eleven decorative bands reticella, cut-work and drawn-work. The finish on the ends suggests that it may have been cut from a longer piece.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Miss M. Winifred Tewksbury, 282 Pleasant Street, Winthrop, Massachusetts.