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Alphabet Sampler

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

19th century

GUSN

GUSN-49935

Description

Unfinished. Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, ivory linen ground. One alphabet at top, incomplete. No border, polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 A-T

Details

Descriptive Terms

samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
alphabets (symbols)
education
Linen
Silk
Embroidered
Cross-stitched
Alphabet
Education
Sampler

Inscription

Alphabet: A-T

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 13 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1981.8

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