Sampler by Unknown Maker

Date18-19th C.

MediumLinen (fiber identification by textile lab)

Dimensions4" x 4 3/8"

Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Donor

Object number1971-1658,2

DescriptionThis is a white linen sampler with drawnwork. It features four corner motifs and twelve filling patterns, three rectangles by four.
Label TextThis nearly square sampler, which bears no inscriptions or marks that can indicate who made the sampler or where or when she completed it, is likely from 18th or 19th-century Italy. It was made by removing most of a ground fabric's warp and weft threads and embroidering on top of the remaining threads. The sampler's 12 different drawnwork designs, as well as its four corner designs, come together to create a visual checkerboard of patterns.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceEx coll: Tomlinson, Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen, M. Ida Schiff- Florence, Italy.