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Sampler
Peggy Dodge, American, b. 17741785
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The center field contains bands of alphabets and numerals embroidered in black with the inscription Peggy Dodges Sampler. A wide border contains flowering plants, baskets of flowers, butterflies, female figures, and a house in a landscape, embroidered in many colors and with the ground fabric completely covered.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Peggy Dodge, American, b. 1774
- Date Created: 1785
- Location Created: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk and wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, chain, feather, Rumanian, buttonhole, surface satin, half cross, and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation
- Credit line: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
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