Elizabeth F. Bowen, n.d.. #SA000023

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Elizabeth F. Bowen, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000023
Maker:	Elizabeth F. Bowen
Maker Birthplace:	Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1860-1869
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.5
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7 H x 17.7 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Jj  Elizabeth F. Bowen

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Tan

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	census records County: Bristol State census records
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	census records	census records	Death:
	census records	census records	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: George Barrows Read	Birth: census records	Death: tombstone
	Date: before 1876	Place:

Children:

Harry Bowen Read	Birth: Oct. 1, 1876	Death:
Nathan Henry Read	Birth: Dec. 29, 1879	Death: Jan. 11, 1947
Cynthia Lyon Read	Birth: Nov. 5, 1891	Death:

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Object Details