Sampler, Marya Lopez, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, long-armed cross, four-sided, chain, eyelet, running, back, and wrapped stitches on plain weave foundation, In the center, a double-headed eagle and the shield of Castile and Leon, framed by the inscription. With deep borders of geometric pattern bands. Trimmed with four green tassels., Spain, 1817, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

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