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Embroidered sampler

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Embroidered sampler

Almira Holmes (born 1803)

Date:: 1821
Geography:: New England, Campton, New Hampshire, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Embroidered silk on linen
Dimensions:: 17 x 21 1/4 in. (43.2 x 54 cm)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward J. Scheider Gift, in memory of Kathleen N. Scheider, 2002
Accession Number:: 2002.490

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 727

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