Rhoda Williams, 1799. #SA000106

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Rhoda Williams, 1799

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000106
Maker:	Rhoda Williams
Maker Birthplace:	Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1799
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Rhode Island Historical Society
Accession Number:	1936.8.1
Object Credit:	Bequest of Miss Jessie Glenn Bennett
Contributor:	Rhode Island Historical Society

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

21 H x 8.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Verse, Biblical scripture, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

RHODA WILLIAMS
IS MY NAME
ENGLISH IS MY
NATION CRANSTON
IS MY DWELLING 
PLACE AND 
CHRIST IS MY 
SALVATION

MAY VIRTUE GUIDE
ME THROUGH
THIS UNCEARTAIN
LIFE.

RW   Born  June 20
1787        July 1799

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object, Religious

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Surface dirt
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Rust, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954
Birthdate:	object, The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954
Birth Location:	cemetery records County: Providence State The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954
Death Date:	Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930, cemetery records
Death Location:	Rhode Island, Deaths, 1630-1930
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954
	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954	The Waterman family, Volume 3 Edgar Francis Waterman E.F. Waterman, 1954
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Miss Jessie Glenn Bennett Relation to maker: Unknown
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Unknown Host: Rhode Island Historical Society Location: Providence, RI Date: Mar. 1970 - Dec. 1970
Literature:	Author(s): Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Eva Johnston Coe Title: American Samplers Publication/Publisher: Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America Date: 1921

Object Details