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Silk on Linen Needlework Sampler, stitched by Edith Samways, Dorchester, England, c. 1798, on linen with two verses stitched in black silk surrounded by a colorful flower, berry, and vine border, all in an early if not original black frame with gilt liner and evidence of two hanging loops on the top edge, frame ht. 19, wd. 14 1/8 in.


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2015-02-24

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