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Darning Sampler (Netherlands)

This is a Darning sampler. It is dated 1839 and we acquired it in 2003. Its medium is silk embroidery on linen foundation and its technique is cross stitch embroidery, multiple darning stitches. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by William H. Mathers and Myra Mathers. It is credited Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers.

Its dimensions are

Frame H x W x D: 52.1 × 51.4 × 1.9 cm (20 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Anno 1839

Cite this object as

Darning Sampler (Netherlands); silk embroidery on linen foundation; Frame H x W x D: 52.1 × 51.4 × 1.9 cm (20 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 3/4 in.); Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers; 2003-14-23

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

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