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Alphabet sampler; two alphabets; first one without "J"; numbers 1-10; flower border; sawtooth around alphabet and inscription; floral designs under inscription; cross stich lines inbetween lines of letters and text.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross stitch
linen (material)
silk (fiber)
floral patterns
letters (signs)
numbers
Sampler
"Lucretia Powles sampler/ worked In the twelfth Year/ of her Age AD 1797" (Embroidered)
Powles, Lucretia
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.889
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