Eliza Aborn, 1794. #SA000090

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Eliza Aborn, 1794

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000090
Maker:	Elizabeth Aborn
Maker Birthplace:	Pawtuxet/Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1794
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1998.60.1
Object Credit:	Museum Purchase, 1998-01-10
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.5 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature, History

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Eliza Aborn was born April 29th
1782 made this sampler in A.
pril 1794

Favor is the deceitful, and beauty is va
in: but a woman that feareth the Lord
she shall be praised.

Pawtuxtet School house built A.D. 
             1793.

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Rice, Satin, Stem, split

Thread Count:

Vertical: 42
Horizontal: 47

Maker History

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Birth Location:	object County: Providence State: Rhode Island
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Eliza Aborn, 1794

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