Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

late 17th century

Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, double running, surface looped and darning stitches on plain weave foundation
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Long narrow samplers embroidered with horizontal bands of withdrawn element work and embroidery in stylized floral border forms, in blue, green, red, yellow and off-white.

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