Mary Freeborn, 1743. #SA000078

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Mary Freeborn, 1743

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000078
Maker:	Mary Freeborn
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1743
Decade Made:	1740-1749
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1985.24.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Content Miner Mott-Smith
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

9.25 H x 6.87 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, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

My Heart ReSovLe My Toung o
Bay While Angel Shall Rejoice to 
Hear Thire Mity Maker Praise Song 
From A Feble Voice

Mary Freeborn Ended This Sampler
In The 13 Year of Her Age 1743

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Ink, Paper, sewn onto paper with the makers name and date inke

Stitch Types:

Cross, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical: 46
Horizontal: 40

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object inked on back
Birthdate:	Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636-1899 Vol 4 Newport County Birth records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636-1899
Death Date:	ancestry.com
Death Location:
Religion:	marriage records Society Of Friends,Newport,Newport,Rhode Island
Parents:	ancestry.com	Birth:	ancestry.com
	Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636-1899 Vol 4 Newport County Birth records	Birth: 1709	Death: 1754
Marriages:
	Spouse: Stephen Potter	Birth: Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636-1899 Vol 4 Newport County Birth records	Death:
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place:

Children:

Mary Potter	Birth: 1758	Death: 1796
William Freeborn Potter	Birth: Feb. 12, 1753	Death:
Ruth Potter	Birth: May 1, 1756	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mott-Smith Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
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Object Details