Sampler, Medium: silk, linen, and beads on canvas Technique: cross, stem, buttonhole, satin, long-armed cross, feather, chevron, and knots, embroidered on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Several different patterns and motifs including vase of carnations and grapes, sprays of flowers, cornucopia of flowers, curving vines, and geometric patterns in colored silks and white cotton. At the lower right is a pattern of birds and trees in embroidery with beads, each sewn on independently., Mexico, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler