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Sampler

1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Embroidered sampler by Mette Putfarckens, completed in 1825, Germany


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with silk
Brief description
Embroidered sampler by Mette Putfarckens, completed in 1825, Germany
Credit line
Given by Sir Francis Charles Oppenheimer KCMG
Production
1811 is probably the date that Mette Putfarckens was born, and 1825, when she completed the sampler. The name is typical of the Vierlande region, near Hamburg in Germany.

Collection
Accession number
T.29-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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