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Sampler

Lucy D. Stickney, American, 1818 - 1902 · 1830 · Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation, watercolor paint Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and stem stitches and French knots on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in cross, satin, and stem stitches and French knots, with watercolor paint

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Nearly square sampler embroidered in soft shades of browns, blues, greens, and yellow on a natural linen ground. The field contains three alphabets, a set of numerals, a verse and inscription. At the bottom, a view delicately rendered in embroidery and watercolor of the Charlestown Neck House. On three sides, a deep border of rose garlands caught up with bows of blue ribbon at the upper corners.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

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Embroidery (visual works)Samplers (embroidery)

Credit lineSampler. 1830. Lucy D. Stickney, American, 1818 - 1902. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe. CC0.

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