Louisa Maria Dexter, n.d.. #SA000041

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Louisa Maria Dexter, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000041
Maker:	Louisa Maria Dexter
Maker Birthplace:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1951.5.2
Object Credit:	Museum Purchase Albert Horton, 1951-12-12
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

9.25 H x 7.87 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Louise Maria Dext
er  Providence RI
Remember Now Thy
Createor In The

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Rust, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical: 33
Horizontal: 29

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue
Birthdate:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birth Location:	City: Providence County: Providence 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:

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: Apr. 3, 1889
Mary E. Brown	Birth: 1857	Death:
Edwin Harris Brown Jr.	Birth: Nov. 4, 1846	Death: Jun. 2, 1933
Louisa M. Brown	Birth: 1851	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Albert Horton, 1951-12-12 Relation to maker: Unknown
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Object Details