Loading

Darning sampler

Unknown1824

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Fourteen squares of pattern darning, a square of simulated knitting, two insert patches, one with initials and date, two inset corners, and small squares of decorative stitchery.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Darning sampler
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1824
  • Physical Dimensions: w330 x h310 cm
  • Type: Darning sampler
  • Rights: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
  • Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running and satin stitches on plain weave foundation
  • Inscribed: ICDS
  • Dimensions: H x W: 31.1 x 33 cm (12 1/4 x 13 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites