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Samplerfirst quarter of the 18th century

Not on view
Vertical needlework sampler stitched on aged cream linen, featuring rows of alphabets in progressively larger and more decorative cross-stitch letterforms in pink, green, blue, and black, with small motifs of crowns, deer, and trees near the bottom
Title
Sampler
Place Made
Scotland
Date Made
first quarter of the 18th century
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Frame: 19 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 1 in. (48.58 × 26.04 × 2.54 cm) Textile: 16 × 6 1/2 in. (40.64 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horowitz Family
Accession Number
M.83.216.61
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles