Textile ArtsMexican19th century
Sampler
19th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
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.
Dimensions
97.8 x 74.6 x 97.79 cm (38 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 38 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Professor William M. Davis, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1923
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