Ann Barton, 1800. #SA000006

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Ann Barton, 1800

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000006
Maker:	Anna Maria Barton
Maker Birthplace:	Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
School/Teacher:	Mary Balch School
Year Made:	1800
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.14
Object Credit:	Bequest of Rev. George Cushman, 1840
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.5 H x 17 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, irregular, wavy oval
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Handwritten

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sacred to the memory of Benjamin
and Daniel Barton.
Dwelt wit, and youth, and sweetness, here
Oh view the change, and drop a tear.

Wrought by Ann Barton. Providence Oct. 1800.

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Mourning or memorial, Weeping willow over tomb with two urns

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Long and short, Satin, Stem, Encroaching satin, couching

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930
Birthdate:	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring,Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930
Birth Location:	Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 County: Providence State Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930
Death Date:	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring, cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Husband financed a building for a Protestant church, one son became a Doctor of Divinity
Parents:	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring,Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring,Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring
	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring, Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring,Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people	Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee Betty Ring,Rhode Island, cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Apollos Cushman	Birth: Let Virtue Be a guide to thee, http://cushmansite.com/Cushman_Gen_site/Descendants/fh01/fh01_187.htm	Death: Let Virtue Be a guide to Thee, Betty Ring. Cemetery records
	Date: Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1784-1840	Place:

Children:

Charles Edward Sidney Cushman	Birth: 1811	Death: after 1870
Harriett Sterling Cushman	Birth: Mar. 7, 1814	Death: Jun. 1816
Henry Barton Cushman	Birth: Sep. 23, 1815	Death: after 1880
William Murry Cushman	Birth: May 7, 1817	Death: May 22, 1851
George Francis Cushman	Birth: Feb. 24, 1819	Death: 1890
James Warren Cushman	Birth: Jan. 3, 1821	Death:
Johnn Barton Cushman	Birth: Dec. 3, 1823	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Reverend George Cushman, 1840 Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830 Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Nov. 1983
Literature:	Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1820 Publication/Publisher: Rhode Island Historical Society Date: 1983

Object Details

Ann Barton, 1800

Physical Characteristics

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