Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and black textile sample on cardboard, arranged in a grid of 12 squares. The grid of squares is 3 rows by 4 columns. The outer squares on the grid have patterns. The top left square shows a brown floral pattern on a brown background. The top middle square is blank. The top right square shows a brown triangular pattern on a brown background. The middle left square shows a brown leaf pattern on a black background. The middle middle square is blank. The middle right square shows a brown leaf pattern on a black background. The bottom left square shows a brown floral pattern on a brown background. The bottom middle square is blank. The bottom right square shows a brown leaf pattern on a black background. The sample is on a gray surface; a small white label with black numbers is on the top right. The title of the sample is "Textile Sample from Sample Book" by an unknown artist.