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Sampler
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Small embroidered sampler with a grid composition of three by five squares, each with a different geometric pattern including diamonds, stripes and zigzags; worked in shades of black, brown, grey, light blue, light green, yellow, salmon-pink, and ivory. Bound on all four edges with ivory silk ribbon, with a bow at each corner.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineSampler. early 18th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund. CC0.
