Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

Unknown · ca. 1760

Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidered using satin, double running, cross, and Algerian eye stitches
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Rectangular sampler with narrow bands of verse, pattern bands of zigzags, flowers, Chinese frets, alphabets, and numerals. Embroidered in shades of green, red, yellow, and blue on a tan linen ground.

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