Darning sampler

Creator Name

Hannah Walne

Cultural Context

Date

1800s

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Handkerchief embroidered with five darning crosses on sheer cotton. The initials FR and HW surmonted by two crowns, and the date 1800 are worked in black silk; the crosses in green, yellow, cream and red.

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Title

Darning sampler

Creator

Hannah Walne, Embroiderer

Worktype

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

Cultural Context

Material

Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation with paper backing Technique: embroidery

Dimensions

H x W: 36.2 x 36.2 cm (14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1800s

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of Harvey Smith

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

England

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Subject

Topic

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Hannah Walne, Darning sampler, 1800s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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