Phebe Hughes, 1796. #SA000112

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Phebe Hughes, 1796

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000112
Maker:	Phebe Hughes
Maker Birthplace:	Centreville, Kent County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1796
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	1970
Object Credit:	Gift of Mary Anne Green
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

13.20 H x 10.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.00 H x 14.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Phebe Hughes's sampler wrought at eight
 years of age Providence May 3 1796

When tides of youthful blood run high
 And scenes of greatest joy are nigh
 Health presuming beauty blooming
 Oh how dreadful tis to die

Phebe Hughes

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Considerable loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 29
Horizontal: 29

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke
Birth Location:	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke County: Kent State Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke
Death Date:	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke
Death Location:	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	Green Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Death:
	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Birth: Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Death: Green Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke
	Date: Greene Family book of Rhode Island 1903 by Loiuse Brownelle Clarke	Place: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

Children:

Catherine Francis Greene	Birth: 1809	Death: fami
William Greene	Birth: Jul. 9, 1811	Death: fami
Mary Ann Greene	Birth: Nov. 7, 1813	Death: fami
George Washington Greene	Birth: Jun. 7, 1815	Death: fami

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Anne Greene Relation to maker: Great, great granddaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: Nov.1999 Actions: Other actions: mounted on acid free materials Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: Other actions: mounted on acid free materials
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk NeedleworkNeedlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:	Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Young Misses Often Mark Their Names With Care: Samplers at The DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: American Spirit Magazine Date: May 1987

Object Details