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Medium:
Medium: linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered with drawnwork on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 35.5 x 28.5 cm (14 x 11 1/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Made in:
England or France
Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Rectangle of fine linen divided by chain stitch into thirty-five small squares, inside each of which a variety of drawnwork and darning methods are worked in white linen.
Credit Line:
Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper
Accession Number:
1957-180-87
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42a6edc01-dd89-4c41-95d7-47015ab8a9e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1957-180-87