Ann Holberton, 1824. #SA000053

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Ann Holberton, 1824

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000053
Maker:	Ann Holbertson
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1824
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1969.6.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Miss Mary Casey, 1969
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.7 H x 12.7 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouche, Garland
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Obedience to Parents 
--------------------
Let children that would fear the Lord  
Hear what their teachers say 
With rev'rence meet their patents' word 
And with delight obey.

Ann Holberton's Sampler
finished in the 9th year 
     of her age
        1824

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical: 48
Horizontal: 47

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Miss Mary Casey, 1969 Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
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Object Details