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Darning sampler
1723
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Small square sampler with nine squares of pattern darning. In the center square, where the foundation fabric has been cut away and then replaced, a crown and the inscription A.H.L. Anno 1723 has been embroidered in red cross stitch. The other eight squares demonstrate four twill and chevron variations, three plain weave variations, and one knitted pattern.
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Details
- Title: Darning sampler
- Date Created: 1723
- Location Created: Netherlands
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: darned and embroidered
- Credit line: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
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