Long Sampler
Unknown Artist
c. 1650–70
Medium
embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground
Dimensions
59.4 × 17.5 cm
Classification
Sampler
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Mary Pack McNairy Collection
Accession Number
1942.506
About this artwork
Samplers were created as a mark of achievement in needlework by young ladies as they progressed in their education. Because they display levels of skill and technique, samplers often include figurative or scenic decoration along with the alphabet and various horizontal and vertical patterns that could serve as guides for future stitching. Most samplers reveal the pride of a young lady as she showed off her considerable accomplishment in sewing and were treasured from generation to generation.