Sampler

Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.40

Description

White linen sampler with green wool garland border, surrounding central embroidered motifs: Cross covered in vines, underneath gold stars, flanked by paper roundels and pine trees, underneath red letters spelling: "Herrn wollen wir dienen." Appliqué paper roundels read "und Herz" and "und Sinn." Backed with sheet music, written in black ink and pencil.

Textile Type

Woven embroidered sampler

Category

Embroidery

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

circa 1862

Place

Country

Switzerland

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embroidered

Transcription

Herrn wollen wir dienen

Language

German

Translation

We want to serve the Lord

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works), samplers (embroidery)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

9 x 11 1/4 in. (22.9 x 28.6 cm)

Material

Linen, Paper, Wool, Glass

Color

White, Green, Red

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio