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Harrison, Mary S. (1809-1842) [Stitch sample of Mary S. Harrison]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07732.04 Author/Creator: Harrison, Mary S. (1809-1842) Place Written: North Bend, Ohio Type: Object Date: circa 1825 Pagination: 1 item ; 9 x 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Small piece of off-white fabric with lines of various types of stitches in green thread. Originally from the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.

Mary Harrison was the daughter of President William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison.

Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842

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