Small alphabet sampler. Dark blue thread on ivory wool ground. Undulating wave border at bottom. Alphabets: #1 complete; #2 missing "J". Numbers: "1-12". Stitches used: cross stitch.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Education
Sampler
""Sophrona Voax"", ""1814"" (Embroidered)
Voax, Sophrona (Embroiderer)
3 1/2 x 5 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Caroline Leighton
1921.36
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