Mary W. Evans, 1824. #SA000274

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Mary W. Evans, 1824

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000274
Maker:	Mary Wardwell Evans
Maker Birthplace:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1824
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1988.0054
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

19.50 H x 17.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, Memorial tablet with urns.
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A
Family Record
October 1824

Barak M Evans
born January 15th
1784 in Jonston

Departed this life
Nov 18th 1822

Mary Snow born Dec
12th 1783 in Providence

Departed this life Dec
30th 1864

Elisha S Evans born Sep
13th 1807 in Providence

Departed this life June 8
1886

Albert F Evans born
April 8th 1809

Departed this life Nov
28 1880

Sophia S Evans born
Dec 26th 1810

Departed this life Jan 2nd
1812

James S Evans born
Dec 27th 1811

Departed this life Jan 24
1812

Mary W Evans born
Feb 21st 1814

Departed this life Nov 7
1888

Sarah S Evans born
Oct 4th 1817

Departed this life
March 1st 1822

    Wrought 
      by
  M.W. Evans
           agd 10

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Unsure Crinkle silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Long and short, Running, Satin, Stem, Straight, Split

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birthdate:	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Birth Location:	census records County: Providence State: Rhode Island
Death Date:	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	object, cemetery records	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	object,Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	object, cemetery records	object
Marriages:
	Spouse: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950	Birth: cemetery records	Death: Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
	Date: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916	Place: Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916

Children:

William Fitzsimmons Cornell	Birth: May 1834	Death: Apr. 9, 1921
Sarah Amelia Cornell	Birth: Feb. 25, 1837	Death: May 8, 1906
Mary E. Cornell	Birth: 1838	Death: after 1860
Benamin Taylor Cornell	Birth: 1841	Death: Oct. 28, 1879
Joseph H. Cornell	Birth: 1843	Death: Jul. 16, 1916
Georgianna Ellen Cornell	Birth: 1849	Death: 1927
Laura J. Cornell	Birth: 1851	Death: Jul. 13, 1924

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Laura Cornell Relation to maker: daughter Name: Laura Easton Wells Relation to maker: great grandaughter
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): Betty Ring Title: Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1820 Publication/Publisher: Rhode Island Historical Society Date: 1983 Author(s): Glee Krueger Title: New England Samplers to 1840 Publication/Publisher: Old Sturbridge Village Date: 1978 Author(s): Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Eva Johnston Coe Title: American Samplers Publication/Publisher: Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames of America Date: 1921

Object Details

Mary W. Evans, 1824

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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