19th century
Sampler embroidered (cross, cut and drawn work) with different bands of various floral, figural, geometric, and animal motifs in multicoloured silk on a plain-woven linen ground; satin backing.
97.8 x 74.6 x 97.79 cm (38 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 38 1/2 in.)
Professor William M. Davis, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1923
Silk and metallic yarns filé
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