Louisa Sisson Whitman, 1839. #SA000102

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Louisa Sisson Whitman, 1839

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000102
Maker:	Louisa Sisson Whitman
Maker Birthplace:	Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly Coventry, possibly Kent County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1839
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1999.72.8
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 18 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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Born Feb. 23. 1828

Then let the mind thy noblest care engage
Its beauties last beyond the flight of age
Let every virtue reign within thy breast
That heaven approves or makes it owner blest.

Louisa Sisson Whitman's Sam
plar Coventry R.I. July 19th 1839

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Green, Pink, Red

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Birthdate:	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Birth Location:	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 County: Kent State Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Religion:
Parents:	RIHS files,Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	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: George Lyman Claflin	Birth: Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place:

Children:

Arthur Whitman Claflin	Birth: Oct. 10, 1853	Death: Jan. 12, 1926
unnamed female	Birth: Jul. 1856	Death: Jul. 10, 1856
George Lyman Claflin Jr	Birth: Sep. 24, 1859	Death: Oct. 2, 1859
William Lyman Claflin	Birth: Jun. 18, 1862	Death: Jan. 24, 1903
George Edward Clafin	Birth: Apr. 4, 1866	Death:

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