Darning sampler

H x W: 43.2 x 44.5 cm (17 x 17 1/2 in.) Citation Source image

Small square sampler with nine squares of pattern darning. In the center square, where the foundation fabric has been cut away and then replaced, a crown and the inscription A.H.L. Anno 1723 has been embroidered in red cross stitch. The other eight squares demonstrate four twi...

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credit	credit Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
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accession	accession 1929-20-34

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Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: darned and embroidered

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embroidery & stitching Darning sampler edanmdm

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection