Darning Sampler
- Medium
- Silk on linen, embroidery
- Dimensions
- Overall: 47.3 x 47.3 cm (18 5/8 x 18 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- sampler
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Netherlands, early 19th century
About
Orphaned as a child, Willemijntje was sent to the Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphanage) in Amsterdam along with her three sisters. While there, she embroidered her own name along the top edge.