Polly Gardner, 1805. #SA000091

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Polly Gardner, 1805

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000091
Maker:	Polly Gardner
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
School/Teacher:	Kent Academy
Year Made:	1805
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1999.121.1
Object Credit:	Museum Purchase, 1999-11-22
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

11.5 H x 11.8 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:

The loss of a Father is great. 
The loss of a Mother is more 
The loss of Christ is such a loss 
That no man can restore

Kent Academy. August. 1. 1805
AB Polly Gardner AEt 13 CD

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Hemstitch, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
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Death Location:
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	Father:	Birth:	Death:
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Object Details