Object number1960.9.10
Sampler
Date1798
Artist
A. G. L.
(Dutch)
Artist
E. S.
(Dutch)
CultureDutch
MediumFabric
DimensionsSight: 17 3/4 x 19 7/16 in. (45.09 x 49.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedAGL/ ANNO/ES/1798
Inscribed AGL/ ANNO/ ES/ 1798
DescriptionA darning sampler containing 9 elaborate darning crosses worked in silk thread in pink, blue, green, and white and evenly arranged across the square linen ground. The spaces between the darning crosses are embellished with charming motifs including decorative urns with flowering shrubs, birds atop and flanking floral arrangements, a swan, a peacock, a prancing hart, and pair of black face sheep.
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