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Sampler on bristol board with copper-colored foil backing. Polychromatic wool embroidery of a floral design with lillies and ferns. Inscription "God Bless our Home." Fern fronds and lillies printed in ink. Lettering embroidered in satin stitch. Black frame with red and gilt accents.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
bristol board
embroidery (visual works)
crewel wool
flowers (plants)
Sampler
""God Bless our Home" (Embroidered)
5.1941
Josselyn, Marietta Brown, 1849-1912 (Embroiderer)
9 7/8 x 22 7/16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Miss Mabel Josselyn
1966.497
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