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Maker
Unknown
Date made
mid 17th century
Origin
England
Stitches
Tent, Cross, Back, Plaited braid, Knots, Laid work, Detached buttonhole.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk, Metal
Predominent Motif
A beautiful band sampler filled with various motifs of flowers, a snail, butterflies, a goose, a wren, a hedgehog(?), pears, and also many designs. No border.
Inscription
No inscription
Length Without Frame
21 3/4"
Width Without Frame
10 5/8"
Historical Owner
#64.101.1328 Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art