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Alphabet Sampler

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-7379

Description

Alphabet sampler on natural linen ground. Wide floral border worked in green and salmon-colored threads. Black heart and triangle in lower right corner. Alphabets: #1 -complete; #2 missing "J"; #3 missing "J". Numbers: "1-10". Stitches used: cross stitch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Sampler

Inscription

"Caroline Broad" (Embroidered)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 1/8 x 12 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Mrs. Grace L. Richards

Accession Number

1935.1467

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