Frances B. Irish, 1827. #SA000089

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Frances B. Irish, 1827

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000089
Maker:	Francis Baker Irish
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1827
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1994.26.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Godbold
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.1 H x 9.25 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:

May spotless innocence and truth. 
My every action guide 
And guard my inexperienced youth. 
From arrogance and pride.

Francis B Irish
   April 13.
    1827

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	ancestry.com
Birthdate:	ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:	census records
Death Location:
Religion:	marriage certificate
Parents:	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees
	Father: John Henry Irish	ancestry.com family trees	ancestry.com family trees
Marriages:
	Spouse: ancestry.com family trees	Birth: ancestry.com family trees	Death: ancestry.com family trees
	Date: ancestry.com family trees	Place:

Children:

Martha Simpson Hazard

Birth: Sep. 30, 1843

Death: Jun. 6, 1920

Previous Owners:	Name: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Godbold Relation to maker: Unknown
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Object Details