Sampler, Adelaida Matamoros, Medium: wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in half-cross stitches on plain weave, The sampler is divided into three sections. In the upper third, a brown cow with a white calf, upside down to the center panel. In the center, a floral bouquet in many colors on a red ground, surrounded by geometric borders in shades of violet. In the lower third, the inscription in embroidered in blue on a blue ground, with a pillar on either side., Mexico, 1879, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

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