Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

Unknown · ca. 1650

Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidered, withdrawn element work with needle made filling stitches
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Long narrow band sampler with rows of geometrical designs, scrolling floral vines and berries, and knots on the bottom half. Upper section has a variety of densely worked spot motifs such trees, flowers, and berries as well as geometrical patterns in multicolored shades and white-on-white embroidery. Upper left-hand corner has geometrical bands of openwork.

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