Sampler
Cooper Hewitt

Sampler

Ann Peartree, American, 1722–1744 · 1734

Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery; paper and linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, herringbone, unequal herringbone, satin, stem, back, running, double running and chain stitches, couching over paper, detached loop and twist (needle lace), on plain weave foundation Label: linen, embroidered with silk in cross, herringbone, satin, stem, back, running, chain, couching, and detached looping stitches
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Cooper Hewitt

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