Embroidered sampler

Unknown

1685 · Silk on linen · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This sampler includes multiple alphabets and floral motifs in a green, brown, and tan color scheme. The motifs include acorns, birds, bunches of grapes and both sprigs and potted flowers. The letters IEO and the year 1685 are stitched onto the linen foundation fabric, most likely the initials of the sampler’s maker and the year in which she completed her work.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1685

Medium

Silk on linen

Culture

German or Dutch

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957