Sampler by Unknown Maker

Date18-19th c.

MediumLinen mounted on paper

Dimensions4" X 4 5/8"

Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Donor

Object number1971-1658,4

DescriptionThis sampler features 18 rectangles of embroidered mesh, stitched in different patterns, mounted on light pink paper. The stitching was completed in white thread.
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 embroidering on top of mesh, resulting in a visual sampling of 18 different designs.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceEx-collection: Tomlinson, Ginsburg and Levy, Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen, Schiff-Florence, Italy 1912.