Diana Thornton, 1813. #SA000098

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Diana Thornton, 1813

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000098
Maker:	Diana Thornton
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly Rhode Island
Year Made:	1813
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1999.72.4
Object Credit:	Gift of William Claflin, 1999-10
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

18.75 H x 17 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

        Diana
G Nov M Thornton B 1813 S

Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand
As the first efforts of a youthful hand
And as her fingers o'er the canvas move
Permit her tender heart to seek thy love
With thy dear children let her share a part
And Write they name thyself upon her heart.

D Thornton

In they fair Book of life divine
My God inscribe this name
There let it fill some humble
                          place
Beneath the slaugter'd Lamb

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Gold, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Hemstitch, Long and short, Queen or rococo, Running, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
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	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: William Claflin, 1999 Relation to maker: Descendant
Conservation:
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Object Details