Sampler, 19th century
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1981
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- Object ID: 18616785
- Accession Number: 1981-28-32
- Acquired: 1981
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2Dq84/
- Sampler, 19th century. 19th century. Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in herringbone, cross, cross variation, long armed cross, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation. Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. 1981-28-32.
Scattered motifs, mostly geometric, dominated by large butterfly in the center, embroidered in many colors on a natural linen ground. With a flowering vine border.
This sampler is medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation technique: embroidered in herringbone, cross, cross variation, long armed cross, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation. Its dimensions are: H x W: 39.4 x 62.9 cm (15 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.).
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
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