Sampler, Medium: linen, silk Technique: cross stitch embroidery, Sampler worked in very fine cross stitch in black, brown, blue, green, yellow and red silk on a white linen ground. Composed in two sections: on the left, bands of alphabets and spot motifs, various doors and windows. On the right a house with very large birds perched on top, a garden vista, a gate with a key, a carriage with horses, and various figures of people and dogs. All separated by fine running vine borders., Italy, 1815, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

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License: Licensed
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