Sampler
Textile ArtsAmerican19th century

Sampler

1826

Artists

Mercy FoggArtist
Classification
Textile Arts
Technique
Embroidery
Medium
Linen canvas with silk
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 49.5 x 18 x 3.2 cm (19 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. E.L.S. Tilden, Cambridge, MA; her gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

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