Central cartouche with Mount Vesuvius and Pompei surrounded by rural scenes and trophies. This embroidery was from the pattern book of Johann Friedrich Netto, Zeichen-Mahler und Stickerbuch, Zweiter Theil, Leipzig 1798.
Featured Image: Sampler (Germany), 1798; silk and metal threads on silk foundation; H x W: 26.7 x 43.2 cm (10 1/2 x 17 in.); Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer; 1981-28-280
