Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

19th century

Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, back, straight, running, scotch and tent stitches on plain weave foundation
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Square sampler in two sections. The upper register has bands of small scale geometric and floral patterns and spot motifs. The lower register has a deer, a bird on a flowering branch, and a girl in a pinafore with a wreath.

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