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Sampler

Anna Warfel1826

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Long, narrow panel divided into four sections by three bands of withdrawn element work. In the top section, five rows of embroidery in red and blue threads show detached motifs of stars, flowering trees, chairs, hearts, etc., along with the name and date; the other three sections are unadorned.

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  • Title: Sampler
  • Creator: Anna Warfel
  • Date Created: 1826
  • Type: Sampler
  • Rights: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
  • Medium: Medium: cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch and withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation
  • Provenance: By 1941, Mrs. Henry E. Coe (Eva Johnston Coe)1941, Museum for the Arts of Decoration of the Cooper Union
  • Inscribed: Anna Warfel
  • Dimensions: H x W: 43.5 x 42.1 cm (17 1/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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