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Sampler

This is a Sampler. It is dated 1802 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silk embroidery and linen needlelace on linen foundation and its technique is embroidered in stem, knot, cross, threaded running, back, cross, and buttonhole stitches with needlelace 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: 10.2 x 25.4 cm (4 x 10 in.)

It is inscribed

AMWL

Cite this object as

Sampler; silk embroidery and linen needlelace on linen foundation; H x W: 10.2 x 25.4 cm (4 x 10 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-257

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