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This combination verse and alphabet sampler was worked on a linen ground in silk thread, depicting a red-roofed house flanked by leafy trees, rose bushes and a pair of black and white dogs. The entire scene is set beneath a verse and alphabet, bordered on three sides by a floral vine. One alphabet missing "J", "V"; Numbers: 1-10. Cross stitch, eyelet hole, satin stitch
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler
""This needle work of mine can tell When I was young I/learned well And by my parents I was taught not to spen/d my time at naught"" /""Atta Downing Upton her work Born janury 25 1789/When the grass is green and roe is red hear is my name/when i am ded"" (Embroidered)
Upton, Atta Downing, 1789- (Embroiderer)
15 3/4 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Miss Mattie E. Brown
1964.74
Massachusetts (United States)
Marblehead (Essex county, Massachusetts)
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