Elizabeth Irwin, 1814. #SA000079

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Elizabeth Irwin, 1814

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000079
Maker:	Elizabeth Irwin
Maker Birthplace:	Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1814
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1985.24.2
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.8 H x 7.87 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

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Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Elizabeth Irwin

BEGUN THIS IN THE 14
                 TH

THERE is a land of pleasure
where streames of joy forever roll 
Tis there i have my treasure 
And there i hope to rest my soul

YEAR OF HER AGE 1814

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

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Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, tombstone
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	cemetery records County: Kent State cemetery records
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	Rhode Island marriage records	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees, census records
	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees
Marriages:
	Spouse: Thomas Matteson	Birth: Rhode Island Birth records	Death: census records
	Date: November 6, 1848	Place:

Children:

Listed as kin on Elizabeth's death record, relationship not recorded

Birth:

Death:

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Object Details