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Title	Sampler
Date	ca. 1851–1900 19th century
Medium	Medium: wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross stitch on spaced, plain weave cotton foundation (Penelope canvas)
Classification	embroidery & stitching
Origin	Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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