Unknown, two verses, n.d.. #SA000024

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Unknown, two verses, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000024
Maker:	Unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1840.1.6
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.2 H x 7.62 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

How vain are all 
things here below 
How false and 
yet how fair
Each pie as ure
hath its poison too
And every sweet
a snare

Improve ev'ry 
moment grow 
wise while you 
may for life is too 
short to trifle away

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

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:
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Object Details