Katherine Holden, 1733. #SA000046

Image courtesy of Rhode Island Historical Society

Katherine Holden, 1733

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000046
Maker:	Katherine Holden
Maker Birthplace:	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Rhode Island
Year Made:	1733
Decade Made:	1730-1739
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1962.7.3
Object Credit:	Gift of Miss Eleanor Upton
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle 16.68 by 10.25

Object Dimensions:

16.68 H x 10.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse, Biblical scripture, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Love thou the LORD and he will 
be a tender Father unto the Kath

Slep Downey Slep come clos  my eyes
Tired with beholding vanityes

Sweet slumbers come and chase a
way the toyls and foleys of the Da

On thy soft bosom let me lie for
Get the world and learn to die

Katharina Holden was born October The 30 In The Year 1717 And wrought this sampler in the year 1733

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Buttonhole, Chain, Knotted, Long and short, Long arm cross, Running, Satin, Stem, Bullion knot, trellis, close herringbone

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue, object
Birthdate:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue,"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Birth Location:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring County: "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring State "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Death Date:	Rhode Island Historical Society Catalogue,"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Death Location:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	Birth:	Death:
	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Marriages:
	Spouse: "Let	Birth: "Let	Death: "Let
	Date: January 2, 1736	Place:

Children:

Freelove Lippitt	Birth: 1737	Death:
Anthony Lippitt	Birth: 1738	Death: 1751
Mary Lippitt	Birth: 1740	Death:
Catherine Lippitt	Birth: 1742	Death:
Christopher Lippitt Jr	Birth: 1744	Death: 1824
Warren Lippitt	Birth: 1748	Death: 1751
Phebe Lippitt	Birth: 1749	Death: 1751
Moses Lippitt	Birth: 1751	Death: 1844
Charles Lippitt	Birth: 1754	Death: 1845
Loudon Lippitt	Birth: 1756	Death:
Waterman Lippitt	Birth: 1758	Death:
John Lippitt	Birth: 1763	Death: 1830

Previous Owners:	Name: Miss Eleanor Upton Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1820 Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Nov. 1983 Title: Ye Old Samplers of Rhode Island Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Mar. 1920
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