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Unfinished. Vertical rectangle, cream colored linen ground. Large scale strawberry and vine border on top and sides. One alphabet at top. Polychromatic. Other stitches: satin stitch. Framed, under glass.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cotton (textile)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
alphabets (symbols)
education
floral patterns
Linen
Silk
Cotton
Embroidered
Cross-stitched
Floral
Alphabet
Education
Sampler
One complete and correct alphabet.
Unknown
20 1/2 x 15 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
1982.240
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