Sampler

1600–1650 · Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in tent, half cross, chain, running, and encroaching Gobelin stitches in silk; crossed chain, plaited braid, back, ladder, and chain stitch over double ladder stitches in metal-wrapped silk; wrapping created by over ladder, wrapping over double ladder, and encroaching Gobelin stitching

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