Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

Unknown · ca. 1780

Medium: silk, linen Technique: surface pattern darning
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Surface pattern darning of a rose using a needlework technique that follows the horizontal and vertical warp and weft threads, going over and under them with another thread to achieve a rich, textural design.

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