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Sampler

Unknown · 1790 · Medium: silk, linen Technique: petit point tent stitch, cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave

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

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Embroidered sampler with Adam and Eve under a heavily fruited tree, crucifixion with dripping blood, and the pious pelican pecking her breast to feed her young. Spot motifs include a camel and a basket of flowers. Cartouche containing the initials ACL Anno 1790. Alphabet bands run along the top and bottom.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

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Embroidery (visual works)Samplers (embroidery)

Credit lineSampler. 1790. Unknown. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Marsha Carson. CC0.

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