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The dictionary of needlework, an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework, Church embroidery, lace, and ornamental needlework (1882)

Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, 1824-1911 · London : L.U. Gill · leaf 401

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