Sarah Brown, 1799. #SA000061

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Sarah Brown, 1799

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000061
Maker:	Sarah Brown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1799
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1977.23.88
Object Credit:	Gift of Daughters of the American Revolution Gaspee Chapter
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.3 H x 9.87 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

       SARAH BR
OWN HER SAMPLER
MADE IN THE 14th Yr
OF HER AGE AD 1799

SB

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 27
Horizontal: 31

Maker History

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

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Daughters of the American Revolution Gaspee Chapter Relation to maker: Unknown
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Object Details

Sarah Brown, 1799

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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