Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted and uncounted stitches; stem, satin, long-armed cross, eye, back, chain, cross and looping stitches on plain weave foundation, Three bands of reticella, a band of embroidered flowers in a curving vine, a band with two figures and a plant, and a band of geometric pattern interrupted by the inscription 'E. W. 1683.', At the center is a three-dimensional rose made by looping stitches over a wire outline. The clothes on the figures and the ground at the bottom were worked independently in a looping technique

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Size: 2727px × 4200px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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