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This sampler includes multiple alphabets and floral motifs in a green, brown, and tan color scheme. The motifs include acorns, birds, bunches of grapes and both sprigs and potted flowers. The letters IEO and the year 1685 are stitched onto the linen foundation fabric, most likely the initials of the sampler’s maker and the year in which she completed her work.
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Title: Embroidered sampler
Date: 1685
Culture: German or Dutch
Medium: Silk on linen
Dimensions: 40 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (102.9 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957
Accession Number: 57.122.5
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