Sarah Rogers, 1746. #SA000067

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Sarah Rogers, 1746

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000067
Maker:	Sarah Rogers
Maker Birthplace:	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1746
Decade Made:	1740-1749
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1980.99.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Forrest Tobey Choate, 1980
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.2 H x 9 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Love Thou The Lord And he 
Will Be - A Tender Father - 
Unto Thee

Sarah Rogers Her Sampler
Made In The Eleventh Year Of 
Her Age 1746

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Half cross, Satin, Stem, Straight, Tent, backstitch, double running

Thread Count:

Vertical: 33
Horizontal: 37

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Birthdate:	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Birth Location:	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 County: Newport State Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Death Date:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring, Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Religion:	FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND BAPTISMS
Parents:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring, Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Marriages:
	Spouse: Timothy Balch	Birth: "Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee" Betty Ring	Death: 1776
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place:

Children:

Sarah Balch	Birth: Sep. 20, 1759	Death: Sep. 9, 1765
Mary Balch	Birth: Feb. 9, 1762	Death: Jan. 5, 1831
Joseph Balch	Birth: Oct. 7, 1764	Death: Sep. 16, 1765
Timothy Balch	Birth: Jul. 5, 1769	Death: Oct. 29, 1822
John Rogers Balch	Birth: May 18, 1772	Death: Apr. 2, 1848

Previous Owners:	Name: Forrest Tobey Choate, 1980 Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830 Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Nov. 1983
Literature:	Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1820 Publication/Publisher: Rhode Island Historical Society Date: 1983

Object Details