Sampler
| Title | Sampler |
|---|---|
| Artist | Probably France |
| Date | 1750/1800 18th century |
| Medium | Silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in checker filling, cross, darning, four-sided, herringbone, open buttonhole filling, overcast, satin, and wave stitch ground stitches; darned wheels (lacis) |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Charles Schweppe through the Needlework and Textile Guild of Chicago |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Sampler” is a work by Probably France, dated 1750/1800. It is executed in silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in checker filling, cross, darning, four-sided, herringbone, open buttonhole filling, overcast, satin, and wave stitch ground stitches; darned wheels (lacis) and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1750/1800. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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