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Sampler
18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Sampler with many bands of geometric patterns, in purples, blues, greens, yellows, pinks, and reds. One section at the left side is much coarser in quality, and may have been worked by a different hand.
Details
- Title: Sampler
- Date Created: 18th century
- Location Created: possibly Morocco
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on plain weave cotton foundation Technique: cross, stem, double-running, satin, eyelet, back, scotch, and buttonhole embroidery stitches
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim
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