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Embroidered sampler of the Queen's House, Greenwich

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Framed embroidered sampler, black frame, showing a large house with symmetrical facade, three stories, multiple windows, central front door, decorative roof features; house surrounded by lawn with trees, flowers; people, a dog, a bird, a deer, two horse-drawn carriages; octagonal garden bed; text at top 'The Queens House'.

Artwork Details

Date
1777
Medium
Silk on linen
Dimensions
544 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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