Lucy Horton, 1835. #SA000058

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Lucy Horton, 1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000058
Maker:	Lucy B. Horton
Maker Birthplace:	Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1977.23.85
Object Credit:	Gift of Daughters of the American Revolution Gaspee Chapter, 1977-05
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

5 H x 11.6 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Teach me to live that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed 
Teach me to die that so I may 
Triumphant rise at the last day

Lucy Horton's

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Pink

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Rice, Running

Thread Count:

Vertical: 60
Horizontal: 64

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, p. 54
Birthdate:	Findagrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111574093/lucy-b.-ray, 1850 census
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, p. 54 State Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850, Vol. 3, p. 54
Death Date:	Findagrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111574093/lucy-b.-ray
Death Location:	1850 census
Religion:	Joined Providence Methodist Church in 1838. Verse is from a Protestant hymn.
Parents:	RI marriages 1724-1916 Cumberland RI	Birth:	Death:
	RI marriages 1724-1916 Cumberland RI	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Findagrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111574066/edward-ray	Birth: Findagrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111574066/edward-ray	Death: Findagrave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111574066/edward-ray
	Date: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. Vol. 3, p. 54	Place: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. Vol. 3, p. 54

Children:

Edward B. Ray	Birth:	Death:
Sarah E. Ray	Birth:	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Daughters of the American Revolution Gaspee Chapter, 1977 Relation to maker: Unknown
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Lucy Horton, 1835

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