Embroidered Sampler

Lydia H. Richardson American

1796

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Title: Embroidered Sampler
Maker: Lydia H. Richardson (born 1782)
Date: 1796
Culture: American
Medium: Embroidered silk on linen
Dimensions: 19 x 14 1/4 in. (48.3 x 36.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer, 1984
Object Number: 1984.331.17
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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