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1800-1850
GUSN-23816
Linen sampler, rectangular. Cream-colored background with brown and blue detail. Numbers and alphabet at top, small house with central door and 2 15-paned windows at bottom. House flanked by trees and cats. Cream-colored backing.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
hand sewing
linen (material)
needlepoint (needleworking)
alphabets (symbols)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
small cat
education
houses
numerals
trees
Linen
Needlework
Machine Sewn
House
Tree
Cat
Education
Alphabet
Numbers
Sampler
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
11.5 x 8.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4098
Maine (United States)
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