Betsy Harris, n.d.. #SA000030

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Betsy Harris, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000030
Maker:	Betsy Harris
Maker Birthplace:	Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Rhode Island or New York
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1920.9.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. F. A. Waterman, 1920-04-07
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

15.5 H x 12 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, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Betsy Harris of Smithfield
in the County of Providence
and State of Rhodeisland
was born april the 8 AD 1790

Let spot

     I

HI

     D

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Birth Location:	object County: Providence State object
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother: Lucy Hill	Birth:	Death:
	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. F.A. Waterman, 1920 Relation to maker: Unknown
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Betsy Harris, n.d.

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