Alphabet and number sampler on natural linen ground. Worked with silk thread. One complete alphabet, letters A-W, and numbers 1-6. Cross stitch, Gobelin, loose satin stitch, and buttonhole stitch.
linen (material)
silk (fiber)
letters (signs)
numbers
education
Sampler
"Louisa Page 1835" (Gobelin stitch)
Page, Louisa (Embroiderer)
9 3/4 x 8 7/16 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of C. Spaulding Prime
1993.496
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