Betsey Chase, c. 1789. #SA000054

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Betsey Chase, c. 1789

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000054
Maker:	Betsey Chase
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	c. 1789
Decade Made:	1780-1789
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1972.18.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Read Tompson
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10 H x 11.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

BETSEY CHASE
AGE TEN YEARS
NOW IN THE
BLOOM OF YOUTH
PREPARE FOR 
DEATH

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

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: Read Thompson Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:

Object Details