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Darning Sampler (Netherlands)

This is a Darning sampler. It is dated 1735 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silk embroidery on linen foundation and its technique is embroidered in running (pattern darning) and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Extreme Mending.

This object was bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer. It is credited Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer.

  • Sampler (England)
  • silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation.
  • Bequest of Rosalie Coe, from the collection inherited from her mother, Eva....
  • 1974-42-3

Its dimensions are

H x W: 43.8 x 41.3 cm (17 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

PP 1735

Cite this object as

Darning Sampler (Netherlands); silk embroidery on linen foundation; H x W: 43.8 x 41.3 cm (17 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-234

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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