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Sampler
Mary Wood1782
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Sampler embroidered in silk in black, blues, golds and pinks on a natural linen ground. Bands of alphabets and numerals in cross stitch and eyelet stitch, the Lord's Prayer, a verse, and at the bottom, a portrait of King George III in dense cross stitch. A floral vine border with fanciful birds.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Mary Wood
- Date Created: 1782
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: wool, silk. Technique: embroidery in cross stitch and eye stitch.
- Credit line: Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers
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