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Alphabet/verse sampler; square ivory linen ground; polychromatic, large scale floral border; small scale house at bottom.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler
""The lofty trees though e'er so great/The Plants the flowers and vines/The useless herb beneath our feet/Bespeak a hand divine/Wrought by Mary A. McConihe/born Jan. 30, 1818 Merrimack NH/Sep 2 1832 M.McCoy inst"" ""ALPHABET"" (Embroidered)
McConihe, Mary A., 1818- (Embroiderer)
17 x 15 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. George H. Wilson
1963.305
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