Frances Canby, 1786. #SA000257

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Frances Canby, 1786

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000257
Maker:	Frances Canby
Maker Birthplace:	Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Delaware
Year Made:	1786
Decade Made:	1780-1789
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1982.0284
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Give First To God The Flower Of Thy Youth
Take For Thy Guide The Holy Word Of Truth

Frances Canby

When My Short Glass Its Lateest Sand Shall Run 
And Death Approach To Fright The Lookers On 
Softly May I Sigh Out My Soul In Air 
Stand Thou My Pitying Gaurdian Angle There
Guide And Conduct Her Through The Milky Way  
To The Bright Region Of Eternal Day

This Work In Hand My Friends May Have
When I Am In The Silent Grave

Oliver Canby William Canby  Frances Mary  Samuel Canby/ Elizabeth Canby  Martha Canby  Sarah Anna  Mary Canby/ Thomas Marriott Children  Anna humber /Sarah Marriott Oliver Sarah  Sarah Marriott

Frances Canby HER WORK in the 8 year OF HER AGE 1786

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, one row of the border is sawtooth satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
Birthdate:	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Delaware
Death Date:	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. P
Death Location:	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
Religion:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
Marriages:
	Spouse: William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	Birth: History of Delaware : 1609-1888: Local history By John Thomas Scharf	Death: William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883
	Date: William Canby of Brandywine, Delaware : his descendants, fourth to seventh generation in America.. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association, 1883	Place: Delaware

Children:

William Ferris	Birth: Feb. 18, 1805	Death: Jul. 12, 1805
Edward Ferris	Birth: Jul. 24, 1809	Death: Aug. 31, 1810
Anna Ferris	Birth: Nov. 27, 1811	Death: Sep. 29, 1814
Deborah Ferris	Birth: Jul. 22, 1813	Death: 1897
Anna M. Ferris	Birth: Jun. 11, 1815	Death: 1890
Benjamin Ferris	Birth: Apr. 2, 1817	Death: Oct. 29, 1831
Martha Ferris	Birth: 1819	Death: 1912
David Ferris	Birth: 1821	Death: 1908

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Hoxie Jones Relation to maker: friend
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Who's Your Daddy? Families in Early American Needlework Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Oct. 4, 2008 – Aug. 7, 2009
Literature:	Author(s): Lynne Anderson, Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Wrought with Careful Hand: Ties of Kinship on Delaware Samplers Publication/Publisher: Bigss Museum of American Art & Sampler Consortium Date: 2014 Author(s): Anne Verplanck Title: The Silhouette and Quaker Identity in Early National Philadelphia Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Portfolio Date: 2009 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Vol. II Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf Date: 1993

Object Details