ButtonSample-1921-22-103.tif.zip (432kb) 1. Button sample book
France, late 18th- to early 19th-century
Pinchbeck, gilded metal, metal foil, thread and paillettes; paper, woven fabric (cover)
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
1921-22-103
Photo: Matt Flynn

Embroidery-1932-1-3.tif.zip (13.7 mb) 2. Salesman's embroidery sample
France, ca. 1800
Silk and metallic thread embroidery on cut and voided silk velvet.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
1932-1-18
Photo: Matt Flynn

SampleBook-1936-29-4.tif.zip (2 mb) 3. Salesman's sample book
T. Th. Clerc Fils & Cie de Paris
France, late 18th to early 19th century
Leather and paper book, with wool and cotton woven samples
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare
1936-29-4
Photo: Matt Flynn

1958-120-11-Matt-Flynn.tif.zip (32.2 mb) 4. Print: Designs for Chocolate Cups
From: 1st Cahier d'Ornemens et Fleurs
Jean-Baptiste Fay
France, 1780-1790
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Gift of Catharine Oglesby
1958-120-11
Photo: Matt Flynn

SamplePlate-1990-152-1.tif.zip (1 mb) 5. Sample plate
France, ca. 1875
Enameled and gilded porcelain
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
1990-152-1
Photo: Matt Flynn

Drawing-1993-119-1.tif.zip (3.5 mb) 6. Drawing
Artist: unknown
Probably Venice, Italy, late 14th-century
Pen and brown ink, traces of leadpoint (recto only) on vellum
Museum purchase through the gift of various donors from Friends of Textiles Fund
1993-119-1
Photo: Ken Pelka

SampleBook-2000-9-1-3.tif.zip (3.6 mb) 7. Sample book
Japan, late 19th- to early 20th-century
Paper bound book with printed silk samples
Museum purchase through The Grodzins Fund for Textile Acquisition
2000-9-1
Photo: Matt Flynn

SampleBook-2004-7-1-13.tif.zip (9.1 mb) 8. Sample book
Produced J. Claude Frères et Cie
France, 1903
Paper and cardboard book, with silk, straw, and mixed media samples
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund
2004-7-1
Photo: Matt Flynn

Sample Plate-2003-5-5.tif.zip (2.2 mb) 9. Sample plate
Chantilly, France, ca. 1920s
Glazed earthenware
Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund
2003-5-5
Photo: Matt Flynn

SampleBook-f048753.tif.zip (2.5 mb) 10. Promotional book
Costume Color Council Presents Costume Color Families for Fall, 1950
New York, New York, 1950
Book with samples of textiles (silk, wool, cotton), hosiery, and leather
Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, f048753 CHMRB
Photo: Matt Flynn