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Alphabet sampler on ivory linen ground. Monochromatic silk threads. Alphabets: #1 missing "I", "U, N, O, P, Q" out of order; #2 complete, with extra "r", "s", "y" at the end; #3 complete. Numbers 1-10. Stitches used: cross stitch. Black painted wood frame.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Education
Sampler
"A. No. 29942/ Doll & Richards, Incorporated/ Newbury St./ Boston" (on label)
Unknown
New England
5 x 10 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser
1982.242
New England (United States) [general region]
Probably New England (United States) [general region]
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