Sampler

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Maker: Mercy Mackett (English, born c. 1973) , London, England
Date: 1688
Medium: Linen, plain weave; with bands of cut and drawn thread work in back, buttonhole, darning, double hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of linen, needle lace; and bands embroidered with silk in Algerian eye, Antwerp edge, back, cross, double hem, double running, long-armed cross, two-sided Italian cross, satin, squared ground, and a variety of buttonhole stitches
Dimensions: 21.2 × 105.1 cm (8 3/8 × 41 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: England
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Through prior gift of Dr. Jeanette Dean Throckmorton

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

The museum has published too little about this work for a guide to be written.

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Maker: Mercy Mackett (English, born c. 1973) , London, England
Date: 1688
Medium: Linen, plain weave; with bands of cut and drawn thread work in back, buttonhole, darning, double hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of linen, needle lace; and bands embroidered with silk in Algerian eye, Antwerp edge, back, cross, double hem, double running, long-armed cross, two-sided Italian cross, satin, squared ground, and a variety of buttonhole stitches
Dimensions: 21.2 × 105.1 cm (8 3/8 × 41 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: England
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Through prior gift of Dr. Jeanette Dean Throckmorton

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0