Patty Davis, 1793. #SA000069

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Patty Davis, 1793

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000069
Maker:	Martha Davis
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Rhode Island
Year Made:	1793
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1981.39.1
Object Credit:	Estate of Charlotte M. Greene
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.5 H x 13.1 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

, architectural columns and roof
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Honor and Renown Will the Virtuous Crown Patty Davis

Wrought at
  Warren
 February 
the 12th AD 1798

  Patty Davis
born December 4
1771 at Newport

Ponder my soul on things divine
And be engag'd to know
The way to happyness and peace
To which the saints shall go
Yes may i now while in my youth

Delight myself in God
And walk in all the ways of truth
Vice shun in evey word
I shall then happy be while hear
So and at death have nought to fear

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Knotted, Satin, Stem, Straight, Tent, Romanian, Back, Couched hair

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Birthdate:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Rhode Island
Death Date:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring; Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring	"Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" by Betty Ring
Marriages:
	Spouse: "Let Virtue Be a Guide to thee " by Betty Ring	Birth: "Let Virtue Be a Guide to thee " by Betty Ring, Rhode Island Death records	Death: "Let Virtue Be a Guide to thee " by Betty Ring, Rhode Island death records
	Date: June 15, 1794	Place:

Children:

John Carr	Birth: Apr. 7, 1795	Death:
James Davis Carr	Birth: Jun. 6, 1797	Death:
Rebecca Carr	Birth: Sep. 19, 1800	Death:
Stephen Carr	Birth: May 14, 1802	Death:
Caleb Carr	Birth: Feb. 28, 1804	Death:
Ann Eliza Carr	Birth: Feb. 22, 1806	Death:
Lewis Carr	Birth: 1809	Death: Aug. 22, 1887

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Charlotte M. Greene 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: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf Date: 1993 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

Patty Davis, 1793

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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