Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Most lettering is black, initials are white. Black & white diamond at lower right. Row of white cross stitch between the two complete alphabets; numbers: "1-9"
samplers (embroidery)
needlework (visual works)
cross-stitching
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
alphabets (symbols)
education
numerals
Silk
Linen
Embroidered
Cross-stitched
Numbers
Education
Alphabet
Sampler
""AC"" (Embroidered)
Carroll, Anne Josephine Peabody (Embroiderer)
5 x 11 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Miss Grace S. Leavitt
1940.252
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