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Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle. Rows separated by cross stitch. Cross stitch border. Small trees at lower right. Natural linen ground. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 - complete, #2 - complete, #3 - missing "J"; Numbers: "1-12"; cross stitch, satin stitch
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Sampler
""Lydia Halls Work Wrought in the/twelfth year of her age 1814"" (Embroidered)
Hall, Lydia, 1802- (Embroiderer)
10 5/8 x 8 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Mrs. Lizzie F. C. Lansing
1940.952
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