Louisa Maria Dexter, 1836. #SA000040

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Louisa Maria Dexter, 1836

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000040
Maker:	Louisa Maria Dexter
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1836
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1951.5.1
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

7.5 H x 8 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

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Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Biblical scripture

Text medium:

Stitched

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Louisa Maria Dexter Aged 12 Providence April 26
The only Amaranthine Flower on earth is Virtue
The only treasure Truth 1836 Amelia M Brown

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy
youth while the evil days not nor the years
draw nigh when tho shalt say I have no pleasure I

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Green, Red, Tan, White, Yellow

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Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Rice

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Maker History

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Birth Name:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue
Birthdate:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Rhode Island
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Religion:
Parents:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	census records	ancestry.com family trees
	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	census records	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Marriages:
	Spouse: census records	Birth: census records	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1630-1930
	Date: uncertain	Place:

Children:

Edwin Harris Brown Jr	Birth: Nov. 4, 1846	Death: Jun. 2, 1933
Allen D. Brown	Birth: 1848	Death: Feb. 1, 1894
George A. Brown	Birth: Oct. 1, 1853	Death: 1919
Charles Henry Brown	Birth: Apr. 30, 1855	Death: 1889
Mary E. Brown	Birth: 1857	Death:
Louisa M. Brown	Birth: 1851	Death:

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