Sampler, Maria de la Luz Garcia, Medium: wool, silk Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, knot, cross, buttonhole, chain, herringbone, feather, and running stitches with withdrawn element work and needle made fillings on plain weave foundation, Unfinished sampler with horizontal bands of animal patterns in running stitch imitating weaving in the lower left corner, a large floral motif in the lower right corner, a various geometric pattern bands, withdrawn element work, and spot motifs scattered over the ground. Embroidered in pale shades of brown, blue, green, yellow, and pink on a natural ground., Mexico, May 11, 1852, embroidery & stitching, Sampler