Lucena A. Foster, 1849. #SA000709

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Lucena A. Foster, 1849

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000709
Maker:	Lucena Alexander Foster
Maker Birthplace:	Solon, Cortland County, New York
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Solon, Cortland County, New York
Year Made:	Feb 25, 1849
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0034.1987
Object Credit:	Donor: Lucena Kibbe
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

13.7 H x 14.2 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Lucena A. Foster aged 12 years. Solon Feb 25th 1849

Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand 
As the first efforts of an infant hand
And while her fingers o'er the canvass move
Engage her tender heart to seek thy love
With thy dear children let her share a part
And write thy name thy self upon her heart

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Red

Thread Condition:

Borders:
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross, Four sided, Rice, Other, Herringbone stitch on motif in upper right corner.

Thread Count:

Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0

Maker History

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Birth Name:	census records, cemetery records
Birthdate:	cemetery records, ancestry. com family trees
Birth Location:	object County: Cortland State: New York
Death Date:	cemetery records, A Bisbee family history family tree online
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Baptist; Donor record.
Parents:	Donor record; census records	Donor record; A Bisbee family history family tree online	cemetery records
	Donor record, cemetery records	New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Jared Ebenezer Cushman Greene Kibbe (1830-1898)	Birth:	Death:
	Date: 1859 or 1860	Place:

Children:

Ruth Sophia Kibbe	Birth: May 5, 1861	Death: April 5, 1904
Jared Burr Kibbe	Birth: Jan. 24, 1863	Death: May 8, 1897
Orson Foster Kibbe	Birth: Dec. 1866	Death: Oct. 8, 1884
Emmet Bisbee Kibbe	Birth: May 19, 1868	Death: Jan. 5, 1948
William Henry Kibbe	Birth: Feb. 18, 1870	Death: Nov. 26, 1941
Louisa Julia Kibbe	Birth: Apr. 1873	Death: Mar. 10, 1961
Herbert Charles Kibbe	Birth: May 8, 1876	Death: July 2, 1958
George Marcus Kibbe	Birth: 1880	Death: 1880
Lee Garfield Kibbe	Birth: Dec. 9, 1881	Death: Dec. 15, 1961

Previous Owners:	Name: Herbert Kibbe (1876-1958) Relation to maker: Son Name: Lucena Julia Kibbe (1917-2015) Relation to maker: Grandddaughter Name: New York State Historical Association Relation to maker:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Harvey, Erica Title: From Mother to Daughter: The Sampler of Lucena Alexander Foster, 1849. Publication/Publisher: Date: December 13, 2007

Object Details