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Berlin Wool Work Samplercirca 1860

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Tall, narrow embroidery sampler on cream ground with burgundy edges, densely packed with dozens of small geometric and floral motifs in red, blue, gold, and green
Embroidery sampler on cream linen with red fabric borders, displaying multiple counted-thread and needlepoint pattern samples in geometric, floral, and chevron motifs worked in multicolored threads including teal, red, black, pink, and gold, with some sections featuring small beaded accents.
Title
Berlin Wool Work Sampler
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Linen plain weave (canvas) with wool, silk, and metallic-thread embroidery, glass and metal beads, and silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
50 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.
Credit Line
Costume and Textile Special Purpose Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2009.50
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.