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Sampler
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Sampler

19th century · Medium: cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in back, chain, stem, running, and cross stitches with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation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 horizontal sampler with geometric pattern bands arranged in three columns. The left column has a lion and a male figure worked in black with withdrawn element work above. The center column is worked entirely in beige, the right column is worked in beige and orange threads.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineSampler. 19th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. CC0.

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