Public domain
Linen sampler. The embroidery consists of cartouches with crowns and the embroidered initials: ACD, AD, CID, AMD, IICD. The sampler is part of nine samplers of different sizes.
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sampler of linen. The embroidery consists of cartouches with crowns and the embroidered initials: ACD, AD, CID, AMD, IICD. The sampler is part of nine samplers of different sizes (BK-NM-10759-A to BK-NM-10759-I).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMerklap van linnen. Het borduurwerk bestaat uit cartouches met kronen en de geborduurde initialen: ACD, AD, CID, AMD, IICD. De merklap maakt deel uit van negen merklappen van verschillende grootten. c. 1750 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Similar works
Darning patch of woolen mousseline embroidered with silk in cross-stitches: SARA VAN DER HEIDE and ANNO 1682, flowers and fruits
Embroidered linen canvas with multicoloured diamond and floral motifs in silk, worked in rococo or bundle stitch, with TF and 1783..
Christening cloth with embroidery. The embroidery features a scene from the Commedia dell'arte and an Amsterdam coat of arms in the upper right. All corners have different embroidery.
Sampler
Sampler
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