Charlotte Osgood, 1817. #SA000031

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Charlotte Osgood, 1817

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000031
Maker:	Charlotte Osgood
Maker Birthplace:	Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1817
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1921.1.30
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. Anthony H. Dyer
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.25 H x 17.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Frame, Other, circle around date
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:

Alfred Osgood Born March 7th 1773
Mary Osgood Born April 4th 1778
Nathaniel S Osgood Born April 23rd 1801
John Osgood Born Septr 1st 1803
Charlotte Osgood Born Janr 30th 1806
Alfred Osgood Born June 1st 1809
William H Osgood Born Septr 5th 1811
Mary Ann Osgood Born Decr 14th 1815

How blest the maid, whom circling years improve,
Her God the object of her warmest love,
Whose useful hours, successive as they glide,
The book the needle and the pen divide

      Wrought by
Charlotte Osgood
Newbury port
July 20th Aged 11 years

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Tan

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Satin, hemstitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Object; Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Birthdate:	object; Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Birth Location:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 County: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 State Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Death Date:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Death Location:	Massachusetts
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	object	Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
	object	object	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Birth: cemetery records Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA	Death: cemetery records Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
	Date: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Place: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Children:

Henry Tilden Jr.	Birth: Nov. 10, 1842	Death: Jan. 18, 1907
Alfred Osgood Tilden	Birth: Feb. 7, 1841	Death: Oct. 7, 1882

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Tilden Jr [1842-1907] Relation to maker: son Name: Charlotte Osgood Tilden Dyer [1874-1953] Relation to maker: granddaughter Name: Mrs. Anthony H. Dyer Relation to maker: Unknown
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Object Details