Sampler
Unknown Artist
1730
Medium
Silk on linen
Dimensions
H. 24 x W. 10 5/8 inches (61 x 27 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper, Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957
Accession Number
57.122.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silk-on-linen sampler, crafted by an unknown German artist in 1730, stands as a charming testament to the domestic arts of early 18th-century Europe Measuring 24 by 10⅝, it features meticulously motifs of birds and coats arms, hallmarks of herald design that often signified family pride or regional identity. Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, it entered the collection through the generous bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper in 1957Samplers like this were more than decorative; they served as educational tools, primarily for young gir...