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“Embroidery sample” (ca. 1800) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Embroidery sample

Title	Embroidery sample
Date	ca. 1800 19th century
Medium	Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk cord, metal sequins, bullion and glass, paper Technique: embroidered in satin, stem and couching stitches on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet); in paper envelope Label: Satin and stem stitches embroidered in silk and gold metallic thread; embroidered gold and silver metal wire coils, sequins, bezeled mirrored glass beads, and bezeled blue and yellow glass beads on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet); paper enclosure
Classification	embroidery & stitching
Origin	France France
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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