Keywords: Egyptian - Sampler - Walters 83603.jpg This sampler features embroidery in counted satin stitch pattern darning and double running stitch The fineness of detail suggests that this sampler is the product of a professional workshop made to record patterns or to show to prospective customers Decorative bands like the ones on the sampler appear on tunics as widely spaced stripes both vertical and horizontal century 14 15 Mamluk linen silk cm 14 27 4 0 1 accession number 83 603 39080 Maurice Nahman Henry Walters Baltimore 1927 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Mamluk art Bahri dynasty Ancient Egyptian linen |