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Two alphabet samplers sewn together, smaller one stitched to the front of the other; larger piece has five complete alphabets plus "ABC" and "A-W"; numbers "1-6"; each line of letters divided by rows of cross stitch; tan and brown on natural linen ground. Smaller piece has three complete alphabets; numbers "1-8"; inscription; grass and trees; cross stitch, star stitch, other.
samplers (embroidery)
linen (material)
silk (fiber)
cross stitch
embroidery (visual works)
Sampler
""Rebecca W. Brown"/ "Haverhill"/ "1835"" (Embroidered)
Little, Rebecca Woodruff Brown, b. 1828 (Embroiderer)
Massachusetts
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. Charles Hall Little
1932.2466
Massachusetts (United States)
Haverhill (Essex county, Massachusetts)
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