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1797
GUSN-1067
Framed alphabetic and verse sampler worked in silk on linen in cross stitch. Verse reads "be virtuous and indust/rious and happiness/will attend you if you/do not expect too much/Sophia Sewall born May/16.1788.Hallowell 1797"
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
Sampler
"Made by your great grandmother Sophia Sewall 1st husband Hartly Wood, Hus. Edmund Munroe"
Sewall, Sophia (Maker)
Hallowell, Maine, USA
1988.40AB
Maine (United States)
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