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Mourning sampler
ca. 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Rectangular embroidered picture showing a tomb or memorial inscribed "RMG" under the shade of a willow. Embroidered in multi-colored silk on cream silk satin. Heavy chenille yarn is used for the grass. From the Balch School in Providence(?).
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Details
- Title: Mourning sampler
- Date Created: ca. 1800
- Location Created: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidered and painted
- Credit line: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
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