Object number1960.9.11
Sampler
Date1799
Artist
Pietie Duiterts
(Dutch)
CultureDutch
Mediumsilk threads on linen
DimensionsSight: 15 5/16 x 20 1/8 in. (38.89 x 51.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Packard (Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894)
On View
Not on viewPeriod18th c
Classification(s)
SignedPIETIE DUITERTS ANNO 1799
InscribedPIETIE DUITERTS ANNO 1799
DescriptionPietie Duiterts' sampler is reflective of the sampler style of the province of her birth Friesland in the Netherlands, a display of distinctive alphabet styles worked in cross stitch, including the large, elaborate cross stitch letters embellished with flourishes worked in back stitch or double running stitch in a contrasting color. The sampler is further decorated with intricate stylized floral, arboreal, avian, and geometric motifs as well as hearts and vases all worked in a palette of green, gold, purple, blues, red, and white.
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