Another day at the Met

I looked again at the Degas pastels of women washing themselves.  I realised that one of the reasons why I like them is because they are about the domestic and mundane. Skillfully drawn, and with sensitive colour work.  I also looked at the extensive range of Van Gogh with his dramatic lines and textured paint.

Other than that, this post is mostly photos of the textile exhibits I saw yesterday.

Unusual sampler listing English counties and their main income

Close-up.
Some photos have reflections or shadows
because the samplers are in perspex boxes and have overhead lighting.

Curator's description giving names, donors,
and other details I might want to use for research purposes.

Tiny unusual sampler giving long division. c 4" x 4"

Another tiny sampler, c 3" x 3"

Stitched in Tamil and English, the same biblical verse.  c2.5" x 2.5"

About 3.5" x 2.5"

About 2"  x 2" !

About 2" x 2"  !

I think the Female Association was a Quaker School for Girls -
 Quakers believed in equal education.  c 3.5" x 3.5"

Worked on a coarse, loose linen.  c10" x 7"

Quaker school sampler
- grey, no colours, no images, set in a stitched oval

Very detailed, c16" x 12

Portugese pattern book sampler

More patterns

Amish sampler worked in a precise grid

Cutwork detail

Sara Thral needlelace

The whole sampler

Full width fabric sampler.
So long I had to take 2 photos.   c8" x 24"

Exquisite pattern darning. Dutch.
Does the KVDK indicate a name with Van Der?

More pattern darning on finest muslin.
Minuscule name c .25" high

Whole image - all done in pattern darning!

Exquisite domestic sewing sampler on finest muslin

Finest net insert with whitework.  Plus whitework edging and frill

More whitework embroidery on net insert

Buttonholes, drawn work, tucks, gathered insert, french seams,  and binding

Plus eyelet holes

Inserted panels, with different ways of finishing seams, plus pulled thread section

Different ways of finishing seams,
plus applied edging and whitework embroidery and ornamental edging