Public domain
Sampler of colored silk on cotton muslin.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sampler of silk on cotton. The embroidery features on the central field two rows of cartouches with inscriptions, below which the coat of arms of Amsterdam flanked by an oak tree with initials IA and a stylized flower motif with initials AR. Running around is a border with various alphabets and monograms.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMerklap van gekleurde zijde op katoenen mousseline.. c. 1800 - c. 1820. A.C. van Duuren. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Similar works
Sampler of linen with a sampler section in cross- and star-stitch with multicoloured silk, ANNO 1801 and three pairs of initials, 13 darning patches in satin and twill weaves, one with initials.
Sampler of linen with multicoloured silk in cross-, box- and star-stitch, among others the spies of Canaan, the Dutch Maiden, the coat of arms of Amsterdam, Adam and Eve at the tree of good and evil, ANNO 1802, AGE 13 YEARS and three pairs of initials
Sampler
Patch of silk on linen
Darning patch of woolen mousseline embroidered with cross-stitches in silk: the coat of arms of Amsterdam, fallow deer, Joseph and Caleb with the fruit of the land of Canaan, the Dutch Maiden with liberty cap in the Dutch garden, ANNO 1698
Sampler of multicoloured silk on linen.