Darning sampler

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

1710s

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Rectangular darning sampler with fifteen darning crosses and two corner mends, with picot edgings and hemstitching. In the center square, where the foundation fabric has been cut away and replaced, the inscription GD 1711, surmounted by a crown, is embroidered in red cross stitch.

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Title

Darning sampler

Creator

Worktype

embroidery & stitching; Darning sampler; Darning sampler; Embroidery (visual works)

Cultural Context

Material

Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) and cross stitches on plain weave Label: linen embroidered with silk in pattern darning and cross stitches

Dimensions

H x W: 80 x 64.1 cm (31 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1710s

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Netherlands

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Subject

Topic

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Darning sampler, 1710s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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