Sarah Woods, 1833. #SA000711

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Sarah Woods, 1833

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000711
Maker:	Sarah Woods
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	Unknown
Place Made:	Unknown
Year Made:	1833
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0050.1940
Object Credit:	Donor: Mrs. C. Gray Capone
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.2 H x 13 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

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Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

How kind in all his works and ways, 
Must our Creator be, 
I learn a lesson of his praise, 
From every thing I see.

Sarah Woods 1833

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, 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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Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. C. Gray Capone (donor) Relation to maker: Unknown
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Sarah Woods, 1833

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