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Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, cream colored linen ground. Monochromatic, green thread. Cross stitch. Hearts and crowns at very bottom. Five alphabets complete and correct, three of them with double letters; Numbers: 1-12, doubled; one set of vowels "AEIOUY"; gilt wooden frame. Made by Helen Alice Smith.
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler
""1828""/ ""Helen Alice Smith"" (Embroidered)
Unknown
13 3/8 x 10 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Olive Percival
1947.122
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