Sampler

Cleveland Museum of Art

Red embroidered text on cream-colored fabric, featuring a central section with decorative borders. The top center displays cursive text, "Clara Heckmann", surrounded by a leafy wreath. Below this, two lines of capitalized and lowercase alphabet letters are shown. Underneath, another line of cursive text reads, "Emilie Goltsch". The left and right sides feature vertical lists of names, including "Andreas", "Edward", "Oswald", "Waldemar", "Wilhelmine", "Bertha", "Anna", and "Ida". The perimeter showcases large ornate letters. The fabric appears aged with discoloration spots. The sampler is by Emilie Goltsch.