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Sampler

Isabell Lawry · 1686 · Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long armed cross, satin and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation; bands of withdrawn element work with needle made fillings (reticella); overcasting creating areas of deflected element work

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. 1686. Isabell Lawry. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. CC0.

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