Olive L. Aldrich, 1835. #SA000104

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Olive L. Aldrich, 1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000104
Maker:	Olive L. Aldrich
Maker Birthplace:	Rhode Island
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	2001.64.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Elizabeth Rose, 2001-03
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.75 H x 15.875 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Wrought by Olive Aldrich aged 11
                  years 1835

How beautiful the quenchless power 
Unsubdued in darkest hour 
Unseduced when fortunes beam 
Gaily gilds lifs varying stream 
Virtue thine this glorious sway 
Thou the gem of fairest ray 
Thou the fairest flower we cull 
Grown of all most beautiful

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Rust (from tacking) Surface dirt
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Buttonhole, Chain, Eyelet, Satin, Stem, split, Romanian

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State family genealogy
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908
	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908	Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families J.H. Beers & Company, 1908
Marriages:
	Spouse: Constant Cook Beane	Birth:	Death: tombstone
	Date: January 18, 1844	Place:

Children:

Elsie Ann Beane	Birth: Aug. 3, 1844	Death:
Ednah Francis Beane	Birth: Mar. 13, 1846	Death: Jan. 29, 1905
George Frederick Aldrich Beane	Birth: Oct. 24, 1849	Death: Mar. 13, 1908
Lucy May Beane	Birth: Aug. 15, 1860	Death: Jun. 2, 1915
William Beane	Birth: Sep. 21, 1862	Death: Feb. 11, 1864

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Rose, 2001 Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
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Object Details