Sampler

1843

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Long, narrow sampler embroidered with the chronology of English history from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the birth of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1841.

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Title: Sampler
Date Created: 1843
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 Label: linen embroidered with silk in cross stitch
Credit line: Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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