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Sampler

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-29386

Description

Unfinished pictorial sampler worked on ivory linen ground; in polychromatic silk thread with a floral/geometric border and satin saw stitch on the interior in floral and animal patterns.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 1/4 x 16 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Alice May

Accession Number

1921.344

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