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Sampler

This is a Sampler. It is dated 1880 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silk and cotton embroidery on cotton foundation and its technique is embroidered in cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. It is credited Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 61 x 48.6 cm (24 x 19 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

M.D.

Cite this object as

Sampler; silk and cotton embroidery on cotton foundation; H x W: 61 x 48.6 cm (24 x 19 1/8 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-15

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