File:Martha Butler - Sampler - Google Art Project.jpg
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Sampler
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| Artist |
Martha Butler Details on Google Art Project |
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| Title |
Sampler |
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| Object type | Sampler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundationTechnique: embroidered in cross, eye, satin, herringbone, stem, knot, couching and detached looping stitches on plain weave foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 460 mm (18.11 in); width: 205 mm (8.07 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1974-42-5 |
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| Exhibition history | New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, "Embroidered Samplers", February 21 - May 27, 1984. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions |
Martha Butler is my name and with my needle I wrought the same and if my skill it had been batter, I would have mended every letter. An the 19 Day 1729 the 12 of my age |
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| Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | jAF4nbYNx5tvsQ at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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