Sampler

Geertruida H. Bontkes1844

Motifs of flowering urns with a rooster in the middle with an elaborate border and corners. All black on natural ground.

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Details

Title: Sampler
Creator: Geertruida H. Bontkes
Date Created: 1844
Location Created: possibly Marken, Netherlands
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation
Credit line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer

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