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A NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
MARY REED, DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY, 1819
WORKED IN MULTICOLORED SILK THREADS ON A LINEN GROUND WITH AN ALPHABETIC AND NUMERIC SEQUENCE ABOVE TWO FURTHER ALPHABETIC SEQUENCES OVER A PAIR OF BIRDS ABOVE A FLORAL BASKET AND FLANKED BY STYLIZED FLOWERS THE INSCRIPTION 'MARY REED.R WORK 1819 AGED 8 YEARR MD' ALL ENCLOSING AN APPLIED SILK BORDER--19 ½ X 14IN.
MARY REED, DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY, 1819
WORKED IN MULTICOLORED SILK THREADS ON A LINEN GROUND WITH AN ALPHABETIC AND NUMERIC SEQUENCE ABOVE TWO FURTHER ALPHABETIC SEQUENCES OVER A PAIR OF BIRDS ABOVE A FLORAL BASKET AND FLANKED BY STYLIZED FLOWERS THE INSCRIPTION 'MARY REED.R WORK 1819 AGED 8 YEARR MD' ALL ENCLOSING AN APPLIED SILK BORDER--19 ½ X 14IN.