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Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, natural linen ground, silk thread; polychromatic. Name and verse at bottom in dark green thread. Alphabets: #1 missing "J", "U",#2 missing "J", "U", #3 missing "J", "U"; Numbers: "1-12"
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Sampler
""Patty Frye Is My Nam/1783/Aged 11/This work In Hand/My Friends May have."" (Embroidered)
Frye, Patty, 1772- (Embroiderer)
10 3/4 x 7 5/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. William F. (Ada C. Hopson
1941.734
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