Eliza Arnold Nichols, 1829. #SA000099

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Eliza Arnold Nichols, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000099
Maker:	Eliza Arnold Nichols
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1999.72.5
Object Credit:	Gift of Claflin Brothers, 1999-10
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17 H x 15.2 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Eliza Arnold Nichols wrought this in her 12th year

Sweet spring of days and roses made
Whose charms for beauty vie
Thy days depart the roses fade
Thou too alas must die

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Straight, Herringbone and Close Herringbone

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Rhode Island
Death Date:
Death Location:
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Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse:	Birth: Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place:

Children:

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