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Sampler
Pauline Rieschke1800–1850
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Alphabets and monograms in red and white. Letters and designs were drawn on the cloth before the embroidery was begun. The larger holes were cut; the smaller ones pinches; both were overcast.
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Details
- Title: Sampler
- Creator: Pauline Rieschke
- Date Created: 1800–1850
- Physical Dimensions: w545 x h390 cm
- Type: Sampler
- Rights: Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- Medium: Medium: cotton Technique: satin and stem stitches on plain weave
- Provenance: ex. coll. Mrs. Henry E. Coe (Eva Johnston Coe)
- Exhibitions: "Writing and Reading" Sept. 1981- Jan. 1982"Embroidered Samplers" 1984
- Dimensions: H x W: 39 x 54.5 cm (15 3/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
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