Sampler by Unknown Maker
Date18-19th C.
OriginEurope, Italy
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.
17th century with a 1713 addition
18-19th century
1800-1825
Dated 1831
1786 (dated)
1800-1830