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Mary Walton
Band Sampler1650

Not on view
Embroidered needlework sampler on cream linen, divided into six panels with geometric and floral cross-stitch patterns in faded blue, olive, gold, and terra cotta, with a stitched inscription dated 1650
Maker
Mary Walton
England, active 1650
Title
Band Sampler
Place Made
England
Date Made
1650
Medium
Linen plain weave with silk and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
Frame with hardware: 23 5/16 × 18 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (59.21 × 46.36 × 3.18 cm) Textile: 18 × 12 7/8 in. (45.72 × 32.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horowitz Family
Accession Number
M.84.46.8
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Edmonds, Mary Jane. Samplers & Samplermakers: An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1991.