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1910

  • Work on this object ended.

1981

  • We acquired this object.

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Sampler (Austria)

This is a Sampler. It was embroidered by Karoline Berger and student at Kunstgewerbeschule. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silk, flat metal, and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on silk foundation and its technique is embroidered in stem, satin, and couching stitches over satin and over paper padding on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. It is credited Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 35.5 x 41.3 cm (14 x 16 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

KB

Cite this object as

Sampler (Austria); Embroidered by Karoline Berger (Austrian); Student at Kunstgewerbeschule; silk, flat metal, and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on silk foundation; H x W: 35.5 x 41.3 cm (14 x 16 1/4 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-177

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