Sarah Lewis Sisson, 1829. #SA000051

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Sarah Lewis Sisson, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000051
Maker:	Sarah Lewis Sisson
Maker Birthplace:	Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1968.7.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. Richard A. Wood, 1968
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.8 H x 10.8 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sarah Lewis Sisson's Sampler marked in her
eleventh Year Coventry 9th Month 12th 1829

Virtue outshines the stars
Outlives the tomb
Climbs up to Heaven
And finds a peaceful home
    SLS

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Half cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Straight, Tent, Close Herringbone, Romanian, Back

Thread Count:

Vertical: 29
Horizontal: 23

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950, ancestry.com family tree
Birth Location:	ancestry.com family tree County: ancestry.com family tree State ancestry.com family tree
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	ancestry.com family tree
Religion:	Parents were members of the South Kingston Rhode Island Friends Meeting house
Parents:	ancestry.com family trees	Birth: Oct. 17, 1777	Death: Jan. 16, 1849
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Marriages:
	Spouse: William H. Wood	Birth: 1818	Death: March 21, 1892
	Date: Ancestry.com family tree	Place:

Children:

Richard Wood	Birth: 1849	Death:
Arthur A. Wood	Birth: Nov. 17, 1857	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Richard A. Wood, 1968 Relation to maker: Unknown
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