Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

18th century

Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on plain weave cotton foundation Technique: cross, stem, double-running, satin, eyelet, back, scotch, and buttonhole embroidery stitches
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler with many bands of geometric patterns, in purples, blues, greens, yellows, pinks, and reds. One section at the left side is much coarser in quality, and may have been worked by a different hand.

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