Canvaswork sampler

Textile

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Name/Title

Canvaswork sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.8

Description

Canvaswork sampler that includes lettering and figures; squares of various polychrome patterns, including chevron stripes, herringbone, and lattice prints; nun at center with two orphans; and animals and flowers at bottom.

Textile Type

Woven embroidered sampler

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1807

Place

Country

Italy

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

11 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (29.2 x 28.6 cm)

Material

Wool, Linen

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio