CDV, Sampler, worked in colored silk in cross stitch and star stitch on cream colored linen, marked CDV 1807, sampler embroidery needlework images linen silk, textile embroidery cross stitch Lap of bleached loosely woven linen with hem edge around 0.4 cm. The piece is embroided in cross stitch in the colors gray blue light pink satin white yellow dark yellow dark pink beige medium brown gray blue gray light blue black and pink red. The patch has symmetrical layout and the motifs are the same both on the left and the right of the center axis. The patch has simple zigzagging surrounding edge with stylized flower buds embroided on the piece: C.D.V OUD 13 YEARS AN 18 07 NO needlework