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Darning Sampler (Netherlands)
This is a Darning sampler. It is dated 1723 and we acquired it in 1929. Its medium is silk embroidery, linen foundation and its technique is darned and embroidered. It is a part of the Textiles department.
					
			This object was 
					
			
				donated by
			
			Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
					
									It is credited Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
						
- Sampler
 - silk embroidery on linen foundation.
 - Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
 - 1981-28-84
 
- Sewing Instruction Book (USA)
 - paper, silk cotton, metal grommets.
 - Gift of Gertrude Hess.
 - 1968-24-1
 
- Darning Sampler
 - silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation.
 - Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
 - 1981-28-207
 
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Darning Sampler
 - silk embroidery on cotton foundation.
 - Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.
 - 1981-28-209
 
Its dimensions are
H x W: 43.2 x 44.5 cm (17 x 17 1/2 in.)
It is inscribed
A.H.L Anno 1723
Cite this object as
Darning Sampler (Netherlands); silk embroidery, linen foundation; H x W: 43.2 x 44.5 cm (17 x 17 1/2 in.); Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1929-20-34
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.