cover image: Sampler

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Sampler

Research in Progress Embroidered in black and red thread on a white ground, with alphabets in English and Hindi, with spot motifs of a fish, a locomotive, a kettle, birds and abstract symbols. With inscription at bottom: Krishnagur Girls School Sotio
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
19th century
Dates
19th century
Format
Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave
Pages
Frame H x W: 48.3 x 29.2 cm (19 x 11 1/2 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
2008-31-4
Rights
Gift of Myra M. and William H. Mathers
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8728d7f1d01f339703b45df00c73d515