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Alphabet Sampler. Square ivory linen ground. Blue and tan alphabets separated by rows of cross stitch. Name and date at bottom in black. Alphabets: #1-complete, #2-missing "J", #3-missing "J"; Numbers: "1-14"; cross stitch
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Sampler
""Elizabeth Ann Lyon/ Aged 8 years 1814"" (Embroidered)
Lyon, Elizabeth Ann, 1806-1834 (Embroiderer)
7 1/4 x 7 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mary E. Saunders
1916.144
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