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English: Darning Sampler (Netherlands), 1735   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Darning Sampler (Netherlands), 1735
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English: Square sampler with stitching in violet, pale blue, lime green, fuschia and yellow on a cream-colored linen ground. Eighteen crosses and four darned corners demonstrate different repairs in different weave structures. Large square in center was removed and darned back. Additionally, one corner square was cut out and then darned back into the fabric. The eighteen crosses and other three corners were cut away, then the fabric was rebuilt by darning or "needle weaving."
Date 1735
date QS:P571,+1735-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium silk embroidery on linen foundation
Dimensions H x W: 43.8 x 41.3 cm (17 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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Accession number
1981-28-234
Credit line Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
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  • Type: Darning sampler
  • Inscribed: PP 1735
  • Country: Netherlands
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