Darning sampler

H x W: 24.1 x 23.5 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) Citation Source image

Small square sampler with nine squares of pattern darning, one simulating knitting. Above and below the center square are the initials F.L. and the date 1836. Hemmed on four sides with a decorative hemstitch.

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credit	credit Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
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accession	accession 1981-28-208

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Medium: silk embroidery, cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running and four sided cross stitches with overcasting over withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation

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embroidery & stitching Darning sampler edanmdm

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection