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Sampler by Mary Balch School, Polly Turner, American, b. 1775 — VisualArtsDB

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Sampler

Sampler

Sampler

Mary Balch School Polly Turner, American, b. 1775

1780

Medium: Medium: silk, linen, metal-wrapped silk, hair, metal strips Technique: embroidered using cross, tent stem, satin, and rococo (queen) stitches on plain weave
Genre: Embroidery & stitching
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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