Sampler
Unknown Maker
Bands of pattern in browns, blue, and green with alphabets followed by bands of white work pattern including an alphabet.
Credit: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
17th century
Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, running, double running, eyelet, long armed cross stitches and areas of withdrawn elements with needlemade fillings on plain weave foundation
1981-28-44
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection