Darning sampler

Creator Name

Mary Elsden

Cultural Context

Date

1800s

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

A white rose on a stem with leaves and buds in the center and surrounded by eight crosses of darning stitches. Hemmed on four sides.

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Title

Darning sampler

Creator

Mary Elsden, Embroiderer

Worktype

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

Cultural Context

Material

Medium: silk on wool Technique: embroidery stitches are stem, herringbone, satin and darning stitches on plain weave foundation. Squares of the foundation fabric have been cut away at the center of each darning cross. The four corner crosses are plain weave, the others are basket, twill and plain weave.

Dimensions

H x W: 36.5 x 33 cm (14 3/8 x 13 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1800s

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

England

Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Subject

Topic

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Mary Elsden, Darning sampler, 1800s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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