Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

19th century

Medium: cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in back, chain, stem, running, and cross stitches with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Long horizontal sampler with geometric pattern bands arranged in three columns. The left column has a lion and a male figure worked in black with withdrawn element work above. The center column is worked entirely in beige, the right column is worked in beige and orange threads.

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