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Sampler

Unknown · ca. 1760 · Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidered using satin, double running, cross, and Algerian eye stitches

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

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Rectangular sampler with narrow bands of verse, pattern bands of zigzags, flowers, Chinese frets, alphabets, and numerals. Embroidered in shades of green, red, yellow, and blue on a tan linen ground.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

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Embroidery (visual works)Samplers (embroidery)

Credit lineSampler. ca. 1760. Unknown. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Marsha Carson. CC0.

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