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Sampler (Germany)
This is a Sampler. It is dated 1721 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silk embroidery on linen foundation and its technique is embroidered in two-sided cross, half cross, tent, eyelet, back, satin, and double running 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: 54.6 x 37.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
It is inscribed
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Cite this object as
Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation; H x W: 54.6 x 37.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-270