Harriet Henrietta Eggleston, 1838. #SA000017

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Harriet Henrietta Eggleston, 1838

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000017
Maker:	Harriett Henrietta Eggleston
Maker Birthplace:	Barkhamsted, Litchfeld County, Connecticut
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Connecticut
Year Made:	1838
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.25
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.5 H x 15.8 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Harriet Henrietta Eggleston was born
March 30th 1828 This sampler was mar.
.ked by her in the year 1838

This I have done that you may see
What care my teacher took of me

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Orange, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object,Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection]
Birth Location:	Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection] County: Litchfeld State Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection]
Death Date:	Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Death Location:	Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf Riverside Cemetery, Litchfield, CT http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=g	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf Riverside Cemetery, Litchfield, CT http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=g
	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf Riverside Cemetery http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94619639	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf Riverside Cemetery http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94619639	Online genealogy: Descendants of Giles Gibbs http://www.wnconline.net/~hermes/gsdnap/submissions/Giles%20Gibbs.pdf Riverside Cemetery http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94619639
Marriages:
	Spouse: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection	Birth: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934	Death: Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
	Date: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection]	Place:

Children:

Frank B. Andrews

Birth: Aug. 26, 1856

Death: Apr. 1, 1889

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