Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

Lydia Sheward, American · 1795

Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation, linen edge tape, cotton needle lace Technique: embroidered in cross, half cross, satin, stem, chain, French knot and running stitches on plain weave foundation with deflected element work and cutwork with needle-made fillings with loop and twist and wrapping; appliqué of woven silk ribbon
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

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