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Sweetser, J. A., fl. 1861 [blue fabric swatch #2]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02248.02.04 Author/Creator: Sweetser, J. A., fl. 1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Textile Date: 31 August 1861 Pagination: Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Handwritten tag reads 1.37.

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