Unfinished needlepoint sampler; Berlinwork; linen canvas ground; diaper pattern: orange yellow, gold, tan; rose, pink, white; four shades of blue; three shades of red, pink multicolored squares surrounded by four diamond clusters, green at the tip fading into gold to white; black background; linen is unevenly cut; rogue bright yellow practice stitches on one side; cross stitch and brick stitch.
needlework (visual works)
linen (material)
wool (textile)
Picture, Needlework
Used At Arnold House (Lincoln, R.I.),
Unknown
12 1/4 x 9 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. Helen R. Haddad; Mr. William G. Rogerson, Esq.; Mr. Henry P. Rogerson; and Mr. Edward S. Rogerson
2001.205
Rhode Island (United States)
Fall River (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably New England (United States) [general region]
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