Lydia W. Arnold, 1817. #SA000093

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Lydia W. Arnold, 1817

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000093
Maker:	Lydia W. Arnold
Maker Birthplace:	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1817
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1999.72.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Claflin Brothers, 1999-10
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.5 H x 16 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Wreath
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Lydia W Arnolds
    Sampler.

Wrought by her in the Twelfth year
of her Age             September
the. 22.                   1817

Then let the mind thy
noblest care engage
Its beauties last beyond
[t]he flight of age

Let every virtue 
reign within thy breas
t that heaven approv
es or makes its owner blest

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916
Birthdate:	object, census records
Birth Location:	Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916 County: Kent State Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916
Death Date:	Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910
Death Location:	Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910
Religion:
Parents:	RIHS files,Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	tombstone	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	RIHS files,Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Marriages:
	Spouse: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Birth: census records	Death: Maine, Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Claflin Brothers, 1999 Relation to maker: Descendants
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