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Darning sampler
Unknown1816
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Four darning crosses, one with knitting, in the middle crowned monogram. Four decorative squares and each numeral of the date in a embroidered square. Central patch was not removed and reinserted.
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Details
- Title: Darning sampler
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1816
- Physical Dimensions: w320 x h260 cm
- Type: Darning sampler
- Rights: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, and running stitches (pattern darning) on plain weave foundation
- Inscribed: M.H.A.
- Dimensions: H x W: 26 x 31.1 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
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