Mary Chase Lewis, c. 1839. #SA000035

Image courtesy of Rhode Island Historical Society

Mary Chase Lewis, c. 1839

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000035
Maker:	Mary Chase Lewis
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Massachusetts
Year Made:	c. 1839
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1930.5.1
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

25 H x 17.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Wreath, Other, architectural monument
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Memorial

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A holy Judge - a righteous doom -
A bar where none dissemble-
A short quick passage to the tomb -
How should we stoP and tremble!
Great God ! as Years Pass swiftly by,
Write on each heart - Thou, thou must die

CC
Born 
Nov 
1795

CL
Died 
Oct6
1836

Wrought by
MC Lewis
in the 11th Year of
 her age

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object, urns on pedestals

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Satin, Romanian

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	RIHS files
Birthdate:	Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants By George Harlan Lewis Publisher Salem, Mass., Essex institute 1908 http://archive.org/stream/edmundlewisoflyn00lewi/edmundlewisoflyn00lewi_djvu.txt
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State census records
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930
Religion:	New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922
Parents:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	object, Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
	Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants By George Harlan Lewis Publisher Salem, Mass., Essex institute 1908 http://archive.org/stream/edmundlewisoflyn00lewi/edmundlewisofl	Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants By George Harlan Lewis Publisher Salem, Mass., Essex institute 1908 http://archive.org/stream/edmundlewisoflyn00lewi/edmundlewisofl	Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
Marriages:
	Spouse: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1851-1920	Birth: census records	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1851-1920	Place: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1851-1920

Children:

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Object Details