Pictorial sampler of the "Temple of Fame" and landscape with strawberry border on four sides; worked in cross, satin, and stem stitches and inscribed "Mary Ann Carr, 7 yers old, 1825."
Provenance
Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Berger; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
English, 1825
- Embroidered by Mary Ann Carr, English, born in 1818
Object Place
England
Dimensions
Overall: 46.7 x 36.7 x 1.3 cm (18 3/8 x 14 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
2003.424
Medium or Technique
Wool plain weave embroidered with silk