Drawnwork sampler

Textile

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Name/Title

Drawnwork sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.96

Description

Sampler of 28 squares of various drawnwork patterns in white cotton thread on machine-made off white canvas ground.

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

circa 1850 - circa 1899

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Location

Embroidery School, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

City

Brooklyn, New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Attached tag

Transcription

Homestitched edge / 1-satin st 2- 3- 4- satin st + / darning st used to cover undrawn / threads

Language

English

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

9 1/4 x 15 in. (23.5 x 38.1 cm)

Material

Linen

Color

White

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio