Avis Harris, 1814. #SA000042

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Avis Harris, 1814

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000042
Maker:	Avis Harris
Maker Birthplace:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1814
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1952.1.15
Object Credit:	Bequest of Franklin R. Cushman, 1952
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.1 H x 12.1 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

How blest the maid whose circling years impr
Her god the object of her warmest love 
Whose useful hours successive as they glide
The book the needle and the pen divide
Who see's her parents heart exult with joy
And the fond tear sparkling in their eyes

Avis Harris her sampl.
er made in the 13 year of
her age 1814

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical: 23
Horizontal: 22

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birthdate:	object, RIHS files,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birth Location:	RIHS files County: Providence State RIHS files
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950, cemetery records
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Franklin R. Cushman, 1952 Relation to maker: Unknown
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Avis Harris, 1814

Physical Characteristics

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