Rosena Diament, 1801. #SA000180

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Rosena Diament, 1801

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000180
Maker:	Rosena Diament
Maker Birthplace:	Jones Island, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Cumberland County, New Jersey
Year Made:	1801
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	82.81
Object Credit:	Gift of Eloise Sheppard Whitlock Dunn
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.70 H x 13.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.50 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Rosena Diament was born Janu-
ary 11th 1793 did this work in the
9th year of her age 1801.

Rosena Diament was born Janu-
ary 11th 1793 did this work in the
9th year of her age 1801.

Virtue's sacred lamp alone
Unerring points the way
Where happiness forever shines
With unpolluted ray.

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Red, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Half cross, Queen or rococo, Rice, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical: 27
Horizontal: 35

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: Jones Island County: Cumberland State family history and "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey" Vol II
Death Date:	DAR lineage
Death Location:	DAR Lineage
Religion:	marriage records
Parents:	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
	family history	"Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey" Vol II published 1910	cemetery records Old Stone Church Cemetery, Fairton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Marriages:
	Spouse: Isaac Preston Foster	Birth: DAR Lineage	Death: DAR lineage
	Date: New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895	Place: Cumberland County New Jersey

Children:

Elmer Foster	Birth: Jan. 30, 1819	Death: Nov. 6, 1897
Isaac Preston Foster Jr.	Birth: Jan. 24, 1824	Death: Oct. 10, 1902
Sarah Foster	Birth: 1830	Death:
Charles Carroll Foster	Birth: Jun. 27, 1833	Death: Oct. 3, 1898
James D. Foster	Birth: 1817	Death: Jul. 2, 1820
Theodosia Foster	Birth: Sep. 13, 1822	Death: Nov. 12, 1845
Ezekiel Foster	Birth: Apr. 19, 1828	Death: Aug. 1, 1831

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Eloise Sheppard Whitlock Dunn[Mrs. James Dunn] Relation to maker: Great, great grandaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: mounted on acid-free board, reframed Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1993 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework 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: Regional Samplers from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: The Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: 1987

Object Details