Sampler
1840
- Medium
- Medium: cotton, linen, and silk embroidery, glass beads, linen foundation Technique: withdrawn element work and cutwork with needle lace fillings; embroidered beadwork; plain weave foundation
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Square sampler with brightly colored glass bead embroidery. The center square, lower third and left edge are beadwork, predominantly in floral and animal motifs. The upper third and right edge are made up of examples of withdrawn element and cut work embroidery patterns. The sampler is unfinished.