Amey Randall, 1793. #SA000034

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Amey Randall, 1793

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000034
Maker:	Amey Randall
Maker Birthplace:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1793
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1929.4.1
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

19.5 H x 20.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, arched columns
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Youth is the time for progress in all Arts; Then use your Youth to gain the noblest parts.

May   14         17   93

How did my Heart rejoice to hear
My Friends devoutly say
In Zion let us all appear
And keep the solemn Day

Amey Randalls wo rk

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Floral and plant, Human made object, Religious

Scenes/Pictures:

Cityscape, Religious or Biblical, Church

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Ink

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Tent, Back, encroaching satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall
Birth Location:	City: Providence County: Providence State Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall
Death Date:	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Sampler depicts the First Baptist Church
Parents:	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall, Whipple database http://db.whipple.org/getperson.php?personID=I16233&tree=whipple	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall
	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall	Joseph Randall of Providence, RI and his descendants, 1684-1868 Prepared by John A. C. Randall
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Jr. Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830 Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Nov. 1983
Literature:	Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1820 Publication/Publisher: Rhode Island Historical Society Date: 1983

Object Details