Unknown, memorial to Elizabeth Seamans, n.d.. #SA000002

Image courtesy of Rhode Island Historical Society

Unknown, memorial to Elizabeth Seamans, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000002
Maker:	Unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
School/Teacher:	Mary Balch School
Year Made:	After 1795
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.10
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14 H x 17.625 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Frame, monument
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Personal initials, Memorial

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Mrs. Elizabeth Seamans, departed 
this life October, 12th. 1795, 
aged 55 Years.

ES

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object, memorial, urn

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted Surface dirt Rust (from tacking)
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Satin, Stem, Straight, couched

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Unknown Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Mar. 1970 - Dec. 1970
Literature:

Object Details