Darning Sampler (c. 1880): Art, History and Details
Darning Sampler at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1880, Silk on linen, embroidery. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Darning Sampler (c. 1880) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Orphaned as a child, Willemijntje was sent to the Burgerweeshuis (Citizen's Orphanage) in Amsterdam along with her three sisters. While there, she embroidered her own name along the top edge.
Object facts
- Title: Darning Sampler
- Date: c. 1880
- Creator attribution: Willemijntje Elisabeth Wakker (Dutch, b. 1875)
- Culture: Netherlands, early 19th century
- Type: Sampler
- Technique: Silk on linen, embroidery
- Dimensions: Overall: 47.3 x 47.3 cm (18 5/8 x 18 5/8 in.)
- Collection: Textiles
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1943.110
A detail from the museum
On their samplers the orphans often embroidered the initials of relatives.
Collection credit
Gift of George W. Bierce
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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