Cross-Stitch Alphabet Sampler
Elizabeth Thompson, American, 1806 - unknown
1825
Embroidery on linen
Overall: 18 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (47 × 43 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Harold Cairnie
159.57.18518
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Textile: Sampler
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Provenance
Lent by Abby Dorothy Blanchard Cairnie (1906-1987), Delray, Florida; given to present collection, 1959.
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