31 August 2026 · The Provenance Record
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Resilient Threads: Embroidery Samplers from 19th-Century Mexico

Allen Memorial Art Museum · Oberlin, United States · 25 Jul 2026 to 23 May 2027

On nowConfirmed 27 August 2026From the museum's own page

19th-century embroidery samplers made by girls in Oaxaca, Puebla and Jalisco, blending European stitch techniques with Aztec-derived imagery. Pieces were gifted to Emperor Maximilian I, displayed at Chapultepec, then entered the Allen's collection.

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