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Sampler
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Sampler

Sarah Harris · 1786 · Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross stitches on plain weave foundation

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

About this work

Long vertical rectangle worked in many colors on a natural ground. An alphabet appears at the top. The remainder of the space is filled with pattern lozenges containing flowers, birds and animals. The work is signed "Sarah Harris" and "a token of My Love to EG 1786".

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineSampler. 1786. Sarah Harris. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe. CC0.

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