Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.22

Description

White linen sampler with two sets of embroidered letters above several floral motifs with butterfly, anchor, and cornucopia.

Textile Type

Woven embroidered sampler

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1861

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

14 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (36.8 × 23.5 cm)

Material

Linen, Silk or wool

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio