Sampler

Textile

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Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.13

Description

Silk whipped satin stitch embroidery of lettering in center surrounded with motifs of urns with willows, baskets of flowers, pagodas, etc. "C S/H S" initials in satin stitch in lower right corner and "E G" initials in lower left corner.

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1813

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

19 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (49.5 x 69.2 cm)

Material

Silk

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio