Sampler

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bands of pattern. Rebus (pictogram) at top and a double-headed eagle in Aztec stitch in the middle.
Credit Line
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
19th century
Accession Number
1981-28-357
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Medium
Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, running, satin, back, and eyelet stitches, with withdrawn element work with needle made fillings, on plain weave foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 71.8 x 36.8 cm (28 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
made in
Mexico
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1981-28-357
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq409770b87-6ebd-4e00-ba39-529a173e7850
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