cover image: Sampler

20.500.12592/wk89c1

Sampler

1956

Research in Progress Part of Singalese alphabet above figures of lion and woman carrying pot.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Dates
1956
Format
Medium: mercerized cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation
Pages
H x W: 39.4 x 43.2cm (15 1/2 x 17 in.)
Place Discussed
Sri Lanka
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Sri Lanka
Reference
1981-28-23
Rights
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/99aee386e20bab96c7a88d809fe2ee9b