Eliza Ricker, 1813. #SA002380

Image courtesy of The Centre County Historical Society, Pennsylvania

Eliza Ricker, 1813

Sampler Archive ID:	SA002380
Maker:	Eliza Ricker
Maker Birthplace:	Madbury, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Madbury, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Year Made:	1813
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Private collection
Contributor:	Centre County Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 16.60 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.75 H x 18.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: no

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Teach me to feel anothers woe
And hide the fault i see
That mercy i to others show
That mercy show to me

Eliza Ricker aged 11 years Madbury August 9th 1813

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Long arm cross, Satin, Stem, French knot, Border flowers and leaves--possible effect of thread type

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler
Birthdate:	Ancestry.com family tree
Birth Location:	Ancestry.com family tree County: Ancestry.com family tree State Ancestry.com family tree
Death Date:	Madbury Its People and Places (1968), p. 119, Ancestry.com family tree
Death Location:	Madbury Its People and Places (1968), p. 119
Religion:
Parents:	Ancestry.com family tree	Ancestry.com family tree	Ancestry.com family tree
	Madbury Its People and Places (1968), p. 119, Ancestry.com family tree,	Ancestry.com family tree	Ancestry.com family tree
Marriages:
	Spouse: William Woodman (1794-1831)	Birth:	Death:
	Date: after 1824	Place: Strafford County, New Hampshire

Children:

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Unraveling the Threads of History Host: Centre County Historical Society Location: Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PA Date: Mar. 19, 2017-Sep. 24, 2017
Literature:

Object Details