Sarah Pearce, 1755. #SA000726

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Sarah Pearce, 1755

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000726
Maker:	Sarah Pearce/Pearse
Maker Birthplace:	Bristol County, Rhode Island
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Bristol County, Rhode Island
Year Made:	1755
Decade Made:	1750-1759
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0326.1944
Object Credit:	Donor: Josephine L. Thompson
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

6 H x 7 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

1755
Sar[a]h Pearce

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Linen

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, White

Thread Condition:

Borders:
Text: Intact
Symbols:

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Birthdate:	Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 2 p. 178
Birth Location:	City: County: Bristol State: Rhode Island
Death Date:	Ancestry.com family trees
Death Location:	grave with out dates near 2nd husband Samuel May
Religion:	married in Episcopal Church
Parents:	Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 2	cemetery records Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 2	Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
	Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899	cemetery records	Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
Marriages:
	Spouse: • Pearce genealogy : being the record of the posterity of Richard Pearce, an early inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, who came from England, and whose genealogy is traced back to 972 by Frederick Clifton Pearce	Birth: May 4, 1731	Death: Sept. 12, 1785
	Date: • Pearce genealogy : being the record of the posterity of Richard Pearce, an early inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, who came from England, and whose genealogy is traced back to 972 by Frederick Clifton Pearce	Place:
	Spouse: • Pearce genealogy : being the record of the posterity of Richard Pearce, an early inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, who came from England, and whose genealogy is traced back to 972 by Frederick Clifton Pearce	Birth: cemetery records Evergreen Cemetery Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA	Death: cemetery records Evergreen Cemetery Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA
	Date: July 7, 1787	Place:

Children:

William Monroe	Birth: May 8, 1762	Death: 1785
Thomas Monro	Birth: Jan. 18, 1765	Death: 1836
Bateman Monroe	Birth: June 8, 1767	Death: 1840
George Monroe	Birth: July 7, 1770	Death: 1832
Ephriam Monroe	Birth: 1774	Death: Sept, 16, 1840
Sarah Serena Monroe	Birth: 1781	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Josephine L. Thompson Relation to maker: indirect descendant
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