Sampler
| Title | Sampler |
|---|---|
| Date | 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | Silk on wool canvas |
| Classification | Textiles-Embroidered |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Sampler” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 19th century. It is executed in silk on wool canvas and classified as textiles-embroidered. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates, entomological plates tradition. 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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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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