Sampler
Unknown Maker
Black on natural. Alphabets at top. Unfinished pattern circles at bottom.
Credit: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
1842
Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation
1981-28-305
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection