Sampler
1800
- Medium
- Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, long armed cross, threaded running, Roumanian, fern, and buttonhole embroidery stitches on plain weave foundation Label: cotton embroidered with silk in cross, stem, satin, long armed cross, threaded running, Roumanian, fern, and buttonhole embroidery stitches
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Vividly colored sampler in which the lower two-thirds is composed of flame patterns. The upper left corner has spot motifs, including a butterfly, dog, sheep, shepherdess, and various buildings; the upper right small floral bands.