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Alford, Lady Marian (1817-1888)
Marianne Margaret Compton, Viscountess Alford (generally known as Lady Marian Alford), was an art patron and author, who was particularly known for her work to support embroidery and the Royal School of Needlework. She was the author of Needlework as Art, an influential book published in 1886.
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