Madonna embroidery

This piece was inspired by Madonna’s hit “Cherish”, and by the sometimes-absurd samplers of yesteryear.

30% of profits go to the American Museum of Natural History.

Embroidery sammpler [sic], made by 11 years old Elizabeth Lodge in 1863 The Women’s Museum, Dallas, Texas by Photo: User:FA2010 [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

Instructions for collecting and preserving insects by William Curtis – Digital image at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Special Collections & University Archives here, Public Domain