Name/Title
SamplerEntry/Object ID
2025.9.30Description
Red whip stitching on white linen with scalloped edge. Embroidery depicts lettering, names, flowers, animals, steam engine and steam boat. Center of embroidery contains: "1844."Textile Type
Woven embroidered samplerAcquisition
Accession
2025.9Source or Donor
Brooklyn MuseumAcquisition Method
TransferMade/Created
Date made
1844Place
Country
GermanyContinent
EuropeLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
samplers (embroidery), embroidery (visual works)Dimensions
Dimension Notes
17 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (44.5 × 47 cm)Location
Box
Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)Cabinet
Object CabinetRoom
StudioInterpretative Labels
Label
Handwritten sticker on back reads: "German/1837/40.573."