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NameSampler
Maker Francesca (?) Sahzano
Date1847
Place madeMexico, Mexico, North America
MediumLinen, silk, cotton
Dimensions31 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (80.01 x 49.53 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.234
Object numberA.1955.86.234
DescriptionMulticolor motifs of animals, birds, floral, alphabet, sampler-type,signed "franca Sahzau, 1847". On original catalog card reads Franca Sahzano. Probably the name is abbreviated and might read Francesca Salazar or Sala--z, ano 1847.
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