Sampler

Name/Title

Sampler

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.94

Description

Sampler of off white cotton flannel, with decorative motifs in white silk embroidery demonstrating buttonhole stitch, catch stitch, couching, chain stitch, and back stitch. Cut and uncut scalloped edges at opposite ends.

Category

Samplers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Place

Location

Embroidery School, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

City

Brooklyn, New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

samplers (embroidery), whitework

Dimensions

Dimension Description

14 x 16 in. (35.6 x 40.6 cm)

Material

Cotton, Silk

Color

White

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2025.9.71