Sampler
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Long narrow sampler dated 1645 near the top. Motifs include the Sibmacher agn-- dei near the op. Probably made following a 19th century pattern book. Two lengths sewn together with decorative needle-made join. Third short length of twill damask attached with attached braided fringe.
place: label: made in
content: Germany
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1981-28-162
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Sampler
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, and overcasting stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 199.4 x 36.8 cm (78 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)