Elizabeth Lloyd, c. 1752. #SA000296

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Elizabeth Lloyd, c. 1752

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000296
Maker:	Elizabeth Lloyd
Maker Birthplace:	Maryland
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Maryland or Pennsylvania
Year Made:	c. 1752
Decade Made:	1750-1759
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	2000.0004
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.5 H x 9.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

ELIZaBETH LLOYD
HER SaMPLaR 10 
YEaRS

HE WHO FAIN
WOULD PLEaSE all
aND THEIR GOOD
LIKING GAINS HEWS
A WORLD OF GOOD
NaTURE BUT LaBORS
IN VaIN

EDWaRD LLOYD
IVNIOR RICHARD I
BENNETT LLOYD
MY TWO BROTHERS

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Human made object, one house, two crowns

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, various types of cross stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915]
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915
Parents:	Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915	cemetery records	cemetery records
	Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915	Birth: Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915	Death: cemetery records Shrewsbury Cemetery Harmony Corner MD
	Date: Oswald Tilghman, 'The Lloyds of Wye,' History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, vol. 1 (1915	Place:

Children:

Maria Cadwaller	Birth: 1776	Death: Aug. 1, 1811
Thomas Cadwaller	Birth: Oct. 28, 1779	Death: Oct. 31, 1841

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Object Details