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Sampler

Object Details

Description
Sampler with a bouquet of flowers tied with a ribbon. Floral border and inscription at the top.
Patient in suffering with thy lot content
And careful to improve the talents lent
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Embroiderer
Anne Sharpe
Date
1831
Credit Line
Bequest of Marsha Carson
Medium
Medium: silk, wool, cotton Technique: embroidered using satin, cross, running stitches
Dimensions
H x W (object): 52.1 × 34.3 cm (20 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
H x W (framed): 56.4 × 39.2 × 1.9 cm (22 3/16 × 15 7/16 × 3/4 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
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