Harriet A. N. Champlin, 1832. #SA000698

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Harriet A. N. Champlin, 1832

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000698
Maker:	Harriet A. Newell Champlin
Maker Birthplace:	Sherburne, Chenango County, New York
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Shelburne, Chenango County, New York
School/Teacher:	Cordera Daniels
Year Made:	1832
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	The Farmers' Museum
Accession Number:	F0401.1944
Object Credit:	Donor: Devere A. Card
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.2 H x 15.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Place name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand
as the first efforts of an infants hand
And while her fingers o'er this canvas move 
Engage her tender heart to seek thy love 
With thy dear children let her share a part 
And write thy  name thyself upon her heart

Harriet A N Champlin Sampler Aet. 11 
Sherburne Chenango NY

Cordera Daniels 
Ad 1833

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Red, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Double cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 35
Horizontal: 35

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler, cemetery records
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: Sherburne County: Chenango State: New York
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:
Religion:	Unknown
Parents:	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Samuel W. Smith	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Dec. 26, 1840	Place:

Children:

Horatio Smith	Birth: 1841	Death:
Elbert F. Smith	Birth: 1843	Death:
Charles Smith	Birth: 1844	Death: 1866
Henry H. Smith	Birth: 1847	Death:
Mary E. Smith	Birth: 1849	Death:
Jane A. Smith	Birth: 1851	Death:
Edward N. Smith	Birth: 1853	Death: 1921
Arthur W. Smith	Birth: 1855	Death:
Martha (Last name illegible in census)	Birth: 1868	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Devere A. Card Relation to maker: None/dealer
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Carolyn Lane Title: Harriet Champlin's Sampler: "The Beginning of Household Doing" Publication/Publisher: Date: 2007

Object Details