Darning Sampler, 1735
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1981
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- Object ID: 18616595
- Accession Number: 1981-28-234
- Acquired: 1981
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2Dq4M/
- Darning Sampler, 1735. 1735. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation. Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. 1981-28-234.
Square sampler with stitching in violet, pale blue, lime green, fuschia and yellow on a cream-colored linen ground. Eighteen crosses and four darned corners demonstrate different repairs in different weave structures. Large square in center was removed and darned back. Additionally, one corner square was cut out and then darned back into the fabric. The eighteen crosses and other three corners were cut away, then the fabric was rebuilt by darning or "needle weaving."
This darning sampler is medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation. Its dimensions are: H x W: 43.8 x 41.3 cm (17 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.).
It is inscribed PP 1735
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This darning sampler is from Netherlands and dated 1735
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Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
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