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Sampler
Sarah Dunsworth1771
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Sampler is divided into three horizontal bands; upper with alphabet, trees, flowering plants, birds and verse; second with animals, birds and baskets of fruit; third, large basket of flowers and signature. Solid embroidery, both pattern and ground.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Sarah Dunsworth
- Date Created: 1771
- Type: Sampler
- Rights: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross and tent stitches on plain weave
- Provenance: ex. coll. Mrs. Henry E. Coe (Eva Johnston Coe)
- Dimensions: H x W: 56 x 47 cm (22 1/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
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