Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.20

Description

Sampler of undyed linen with polychrome silk cross stitch embroidery. Alphabet (omitting the letter J), floral borders and other spot motifs, and circular temple set into a landscape.

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

7 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (19.1 × 44.5 cm)

Material

Linen, Silk

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio