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Sampler

Emily Ann Kittredge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown sampler with embroidered border, house, and alphabet; brown fabric with pink flowers, green leaves and vines; dark brown wooden frame; pink, blue, green and cream colors; house at bottom center is blue and cream; white birds on either side; cream-colored stitching around edges and in squares; horizontal rows of alphabet; decorative border. Sampler by Emily Ann Kittredge.

Artwork details

Date:
1826
Medium:
Silk embroidery on linen
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 618 px
Museum record:
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