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PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER BY MARY PEARSE, 1810.
Silk threads worked on linen with banded alphabetic and numeric sequences and pious sentiment with maker's inscription "Mary Pearse Aged 8 years/ Portsmouth July 22, 1810" above a woven basket of strawberries flanked by strawberries growing on mounds, 15 ½ x...