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Sampler
Louisa Figgiss Perren, AmericanMay 28, 1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Embroidered entirely in black on a white ground. Bands of alphabets and verses, and an inscription, are separated by floral cross borders. Isolated motifs of trees, urns of flowers, and birds are symmetrically arranged on either side. The composition is framed on four sides with a stylized strawberry vine border.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Louisa Figgiss Perren, American
- Date Created: May 28, 1800
- Location Created: USA
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation
- Credit line: Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers
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