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Sampler
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Sampler

Lydia Sheward, American · 1795 · Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation, linen edge tape, cotton needle lace Technique: embroidered in cross, half cross, satin, stem, chain, French knot and running stitches on plain weave foundation with deflected element work and cutwork with needle-made fillings with loop and twist and wrapping; appliqué of woven silk ribbon

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

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Embroidery (visual works)Samplers (embroidery)
Credit lineSampler. 1795. Lydia Sheward, American. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. CC0.
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