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Alphabet and number sampler on linen ground with silk thread. Worked in primarily blue and white threads with floral and geometric designs. Cross stitch, chain stitch, whip stitch, and eyelet stitch. One complete alphabet, one partial upper case alphabet, one partial lower case alphabet, and numbers 1-10.
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Sampler
"Mary Otis her sampellar/ bone in the 5th year of her age in the 12th year of his majesty's rain Gorg the II 1739 Finis." (cross stitch, maker's name and notation)
Otis, Mary, 1734- (Embroiderer)
11 5/8 x 9 9/16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Elizabeth W. Bate
1997.54
article about the donation of the sampler made by the cousin of Harrison Gray Otis
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