Sampler

Sarah Beckett1798

Finely worked in colored silks on a natural ground, with verses, flowering trees, animals, and a stylized running vine border.

Details

Title: Sampler
Creator: Sarah Beckett
Date Created: 1798
Location Created: England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross-stitch embroidery on plain weave
Credit line: Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers

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