Lydia Brown, 1793. #SA000193

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Lydia Brown, 1793

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000193
Maker:	Lydia Brown
Maker Birthplace:	Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Worcester County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1793
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	87.73
Object Credit:	Gift of Louise Susan Spaulding Anderson
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.00 H x 10.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.00 H x 13.70 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

I was Born Nov 1 1780 x 13 of my 
Years are now for ever Past and
13 more will fly away as fast

FITCHBURG           SR

I was Born Nov 1 1780 x 13 of my 
Years are now for ever Past and
13 more will fly away as fast

FITCHBURG           SR

Lydia Browns ExamPlary piece Wt
July 1793. 12345678 etcetera

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 35

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	object and family history County: Worcester State object and family history
Death Date:	The Spaulding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spaulding of Virginia and Massachusetts and
Death Location:	family history
Religion:
Parents:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	cemetery records
	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: The Spaulding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spaulding of Virginia and Massachusetts and his descendants. By Rev. S.J. Sapulding; Charles Warren Spaulding	Birth: The Spaulding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spaulding of Virginia and Massachusetts and his descendants. By Rev. S.J. Sapulding; Charles Warren Spaulding	Death: DAR Lineage
	Date: TThe Spaulding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spaulding of Virginia and Massachusetts and his descendants. By Rev. S.J. Sapulding; Charles Warren Spauldi	Place: uncertain

Children:

William Safford Spaulding	Birth: Mar. 4, 1809	Death: 1884
Josiah Worcester Spaulding	Birth: Nov. 4, 1810	Death: 1892
Phineas Brown Spaulding	Birth: Oct. 14, 1815	Death: Nov. 1, 1864

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Louise Susan Spaulding Anderson [ Mrs. Andreas Spaulding] Relation to maker: Great, great grandaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1997 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 5, 1997 – May 4, 1998
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Schoolgirl Art at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: American Needlepoint Guild, Inc. Date: Mar. 2004

Object Details

Lydia Brown, 1793

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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