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Berlin Wool Work Samplermid-19th century

Not on view
Framed embroidery sampler on ecru linen with scattered stitch motifs in red, black, olive green, and pale blue, including florals, chevrons, geometric patterns, and a small house
Title
Berlin Wool Work Sampler
Place Made
England
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave (canvas) with wool and silk embroidery and silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Frame with hardware: 16 × 9 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (40.64 × 23.5 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Jaene and Jim Edmonds
Accession Number
AC1992.182.7
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Edmonds, Mary Jane. Samplers & Samplermakers: An American Schoolgirl Art 1700-1850. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1991.