Fragment of a Sampler

Textiles

1669

England

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Fragment of a Sampler
Place: England (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1669
Medium: Linen, plain weave; cut work with needle lace inserts; cut and drawn thread work embroidered in buttonhole, double hem, hem, and overcast stitches; date embroidered with cotton in cross stitches, Reticella pattern
Inscriptions: Inscription: 1669
Dimensions: 38.1 × 21.7 cm (15 × 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. John V. Farwell III
Reference Number: 1983.197
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1983/83. Fig. 62, p. 47.
Thurman, Christa, C.M. “Some Major Textile Acquisitions from Europe and Egypt”. Museum Studies, vol. 11, no. 1 (fall 1984), pp. 52-69.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Magic of Lace, June 27, 2001–June 9, 2002

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