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Sampler

18th century · Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on plain weave cotton foundation Technique: cross, stem, double-running, satin, eyelet, back, scotch, and buttonhole embroidery stitches

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

About this work

Sampler with many bands of geometric patterns, in purples, blues, greens, yellows, pinks, and reds. One section at the left side is much coarser in quality, and may have been worked by a different hand.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

Subjects

Embroidery (visual works)Samplers (embroidery)

Credit lineSampler. 18th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim. CC0.

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