Textile Sample from Sample Book

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The textile sample is rectangular with a tan background. The top row contains six square sections in two columns of three. The left column has a flower-like design in black on a blue background, a round design with a star in the center on a blue background, and a flower-like design in black and tan on a blue background. The right column has a flower-like design in black and tan on a blue background, a flower-like design in black on a blue background, and a flower-like design in black on a blue background. The bottom row contains four long vertical oval sections in a row, separated by a deer on the left, a mythical creature in the center left, a design in the center right, and a deer on the right. The ovals are tan with a black design; the surrounding designs are black on tan. A small white rectangle with black numbers is on the top right. The sample sits on a blue background. Textile Sample from Sample Book by unknown artist.