Mexico

Sampler

1825/75
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in back, button-hole, cross, long-armed cross, fern, flame, hem, herringbone, double knot, overcast, Roumanian, running, double running, shead and stem stitches; drawnwork embroidered with silk floss in Aztec stitches; eyelet holes; glass beads
70.5 × 25.4 cm (27.8 × 10 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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