Marking sampler

Name/Title

Marking sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.33

Description

Thin white linen with white embroidered letters and numbers. The name Mina Schweinbach embroidered in red and white letters.

Textile Type

Woven embroidered sampler

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Mina Schweinbach

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Notes

Mid-19th century (source: Brooklyn Museum)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embroidered

Transcription

Mina Schweinbach

Language

German

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Linen: 27 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (70.5 x 44.5 cm)

Material

Linen

Color

White

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio