Hannah Coffin, 1808. #SA000087

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Hannah Coffin, 1808

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000087
Maker:	Hannah Coffin
Maker Birthplace:	Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Dutchess County, New York
School/Teacher:	Nine Partners School
Year Made:	1808
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1994.25.1
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

8.5 H x 12.6 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Other, half medallions around floral motifs
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal initials, Date

Text medium:

Stitched

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Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Quaker medallions

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, White

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 26
Horizontal: 34

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	Quaker records County: Nantucket State Quaker records
Death Date:	tombstone, Quaker records
Death Location:	Quaker records
Religion:	Quaker records
Parents:	Quaker records	Quaker records	Death: 1841
	Quaker records	Quaker records, tombstone	Quaker records
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:
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Object Details