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Margaret Menzies
Samplerfirst quarter of the 19th century

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Framed needlework sampler on ivory linen with silk embroidery, featuring floral cartouches, a central stitched numeral grid, and the inscriptions "Margaret Menzies" and "Leith"

Margaret Menzies, Sampler, first quarter of the 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Horowitz Family, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Margaret Menzies
Scotland, Leith, active early 19th century
Title
Sampler
Place Made
Scotland, Leith
Date Made
first quarter of the 19th century
Medium
Wool plain weave with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Frame: 14 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (37.47 × 37.47 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horowitz Family
Accession Number
M.83.216.62
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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