Sampler

Clyde L. Cheney

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of various cross-stitched designs on fabric pieces. The artwork displays several separate fabric pieces, each featuring a different cross-stitched design. In the center, there is a large piece of fabric with a decorative border and a central motif of an eagle flanked by two floral designs and a written dedication or message. Surrounding this are smaller fabric pieces with various designs such as an eagle on a branch, a parrot on a branch, a floral arrangement in a vase, and abstract and floral designs in different colors. The composition is a collection of detailed and skillfully executed cross-stitch patterns arranged symmetrically.