Sampler

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

1790s

Source

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Seven darning crosses, four darning corners, twenty-six darning patches.

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Title

Sampler

Creator

Worktype

embroidery & stitching; Sampler; Embroidery (visual works); Samplers (embroidery)

Cultural Context

Material

Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: running (pattern darning) and eyelet stitches on plain weave

Dimensions

H x W: 50.5 × 51.5 cm (19 7/8 × 20 1/4 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1790s

Provenance

Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Netherlands; Middelburg

Source

Subject

Topic

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Sampler, 1790s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.