Embroidered sampler

Betsy P. Cross American

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Samplers like this one, that have a ground fabric, usually green in color, woven with a linen warp and a woolen weft (commonly called linsey-woolsey), most often originated in Essex County, Massachusetts, or in southeastern New Hampshire.

Embroidered sampler, Betsy P. Cross (born ca. 1808), Silk on linen/wool, embroidered, American

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Embroidered sampler, Betsy P. Cross (born ca. 1808), Silk on linen/wool, embroidered, American
Embroidered sampler, Betsy P. Cross (born ca. 1808), Silk on linen/wool, embroidered, American

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