Sampler

Front

Front

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2023.5.2

Description

Square sampler by Barbara Carobbio stitched in 1828. Prominent motifs include flowers, birds, a large tree, a street scene at the bottom left corner and a ship and the bottom right corner. The Italian alphabet and the numbers 1-10 are embroidered at the top of the sampler in pink.

Textile Type

Woven embroidered sampler

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2023.5

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Barbara Carobbio

Date made

1828

Place

Country

Italy

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Height

37.6 cm

Width

36 cm

Materials

Material

Linen, Silk

Material Notes

Ground fabric is linen, embroidery thread is silk

Color

Pink, Dark blue, Green, Ivory, Yellow

Location

Box

Box 2

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio