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Alphabet and number sampler on linen ground with silk threads. Cross stitch and Gobelin stitch. Complete upper case and lower case alphabets, numbers 1-9, and maker's name and age with verse. Wooden frame with gold finish, covered with glass.
samplers (embroidery)
linen (material)
silk (textile)
cross stitch
embroidery (visual works)
letters (signs)
numbers
education
Needlework
Education
Alphabet
Numbers
Sampler
""Mary Dickinson's/ samplerrr wrought in / the 10 year of her age/ variety we still pur/ sue with pleasure" (Embroidered)
Used At Daniel Carr House Main House,
Dickinson, Mary (Embroiderer)
United States, New England
10 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Estate of Alma Field Duckworth
2004.1.19
Probably New Hampshire (United States)
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