Martha Slocum, 1801. #SA000699

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Martha Slocum, 1801

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000699
Maker:	Martha Slocum
Maker Birthplace:	Newport County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Monkton, Addison County, Vermont
Year Made:	1801
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0005.1974
Object Credit:	Donor: Martha I. Tifft
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.5 H x 15 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

1801
May
the 7

In the 7 year of my age

Martha Slocum is my name
new england is my station
If I Believe In Jesus Christ
he will be My Salvation.

When I am dead and buried
and all my bones are rotten
This I Leave for you to see
That I may not be forgotten

The loss of a father is much
The Los

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant,

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house and yard, A house and a garden with trees

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler
Birthdate:	Object File, cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: County: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Richardson Family Ancestry.com State North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Richardson Family Ancestry.com
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	Ancestry.com family trees	Ancestry.com family trees	Ancestry.com family trees
	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Marriages:
	Spouse: Azel Washburn Richardson	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Jan. 9, 1820	Place: Monkton, Addison County, Vermont

Children:

Andrew Crocker Richardson	Birth: 1820	Death: 1851
Amarilla Zoviah Richardson	Birth: 1822	Death: 1900
Martha Ann Richardson	Birth: 1825	Death: 1894
Herman Holt Richardson	Birth: July 24, 1828	Death: Jan. 4,1894
Bedee Ophelia Richardson	Birth: 1833	Death:
Eleazer Gilbert Richardson	Birth: 1836	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Martha Ann Richardson Nichols [1825-1884] Relation to maker: daughter Name: Iola Victoria Nichols Tifft [1857-1936] Relation to maker: granddaughter Name: Martha Iola Tifft [1889-1972] Relation to maker: great granddaughter
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Object Details