Mary Brooks, 1833. #SA000014

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Mary Brooks, 1833

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000014
Maker:	Mary Ann Brooks
Maker Birthplace:	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1833
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.22
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.5 H x 17 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A Family Record
Mr Samuel Brooks born Jan. 25. 1790.
Miss Sally Campbell born Dec. 4. 1789.
Married Dec. 18. 1817.

Names    Births    Deaths
John Brooks June 24. 1818.
Fernando Brooks Sept. 19. 1819.
Mary Brooks June 10. 1821.
George Brooks July 20. 1823.
Caroline Brooks Oct. 20. 1825.
Warren Brooks Feb. 15. 1829
Charles Brooks Mar. 24. 1831

Our names recorded here will stand,
Though months and years do fly.
But Oh these tender feeble frames
Will shortly fade and die.

Wrought by Mary Brooks Townsend aged 12.Years  1833.

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Rust, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Knotted, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, online genealogy (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44592453/person/24078255198)
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	online genealogy (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44592453/person/24078255198) County: Middlesex State online genealogy (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44592453/person/24078255198)
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Religion:
Parents:	object,Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915	object	ancestry.com family trees
	object	object,Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915	Birth: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, census records	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	Date: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915	Place: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915

Children:

Wallace Whitney	Birth: Sep. 18, 1846	Death:
Ellis Brooks Whitney	Birth: Jun. 2, 1848	Death: Oct. 2, 1896
Melbourne Whitney	Birth: Sep. 1847	Death: Mar. 4, 1903

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

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Mary Brooks, 1833

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