Alphabet Sampler. Square, cream colored linen ground. Unfinished. Large scale strawberry vine border. Two rows of alphabet, four rows of decorative geometric needlework. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1-complete. Other sstitches: satin stitch.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler
Alphabets: #1-complete Other stitches: satin stitch.
Unknown
17 1/2 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. C. H. St. John
1918.1332
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