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Unfinished alphabet sampler on natural linen ground. Green and cream lettering in upper portion. Border is a double row of green cross stitching 3/4 of an inch apart. Alphabets: #1-complete; #2 complete; #3 complete. Numbers:"1-17". Stitches used: cross stitch.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Education
Sampler
"Susan Savar aged 10 years 1834" (Embroidered)
Used At Parson Smith House,
Savar, Susan, 1824- (Embroiderer)
16 x 17 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Accession
1953.307
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