Rachel Keeler, 1814. #SA000691

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Rachel Keeler, 1814

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000691
Maker:	Rachel Keeler
Maker Birthplace:	Claverack, Columbia County, New York
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Warren, Herkimer County, New York
Year Made:	1814
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	The Farmers' Museum
Accession Number:	F0003.1981
Object Credit:	Donor: Mrs. William A Hatch
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

1814
Rachel Keller X NK RK Feburu
BK IK [???] RK              ary 7

Warren the County of Herkimer
R K born July 31 1799

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical: 49
Horizontal: 41

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, New York State Census 1855
Birth Location:	City: Claverack County: Columbia State: New York
Death Date:	cemetery records, A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639
	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639	A genealogy of the families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641 : and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639
Marriages:
	Spouse: Abel Biggs	Birth: cemetery records Old Jordanville Cemetery Herkimer County, NY	Death: cemetery records Old Jordanville Cemetery Herkimer County, NY
	Date: War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815	Place: War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815

Children:

ancestry.com family trees	Birth: cemetery records Riverside Cemetery Rockford, Floyd Co, Iowa	Death: cemetery records Riverside Cemetery Rockford, Floyd Co, Iowa
ancestry.com	Birth: ancestry.com	Death:
NY State Census 1855	Birth: NY State Census 1855	Death: ancestry.com
ancestry.com	Birth: ancestry.com	Death:
ancestry.com	Birth: ancestry.com	Death: ancestry.com
ancestry.com	Birth: ancestry.com	Death:
Abel Wellington Biggs [triplet]	Birth: Nov. 24, 1835	Death: Aug. 15, 1836
Anson Biggs	Birth: 1821	Death: Jan. 9, 1905
Alvin Biggs	Birth: May 26, 1825	Death:
Chester Alvin Biggs	Birth: Feb. 21, 1833	Death: Dec. 22, 1893
Dwight Biggs [triplet]	Birth: Nov. 24, 1835	Death: Mar. 5, 1884
Dewitt Biggs [triplet]	Birth: Nov. 24, 1835	Death: Apr. 26, 1906
Ephram Biggs	Birth: 1842	Death:
Almira/Elymyra Biggs	Birth: July 16, 1819	Death: Jan. 2, 1890

Previous Owners:	Name: Marshall Monroe Hatch [1844-1928] Relation to maker: grandson Name: William Alonzo Hatch [1867-1918] and Carrie Burgess Hatch [1869-1948] Relation to maker: great grandson and great granddaughter in law.
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Sandra Brant and Elissa Cullman Title: Small Folk Publication/Publisher: E. P. Dutton New York Date: 1980

Object Details