Julia Earle
Maker
Julia Earle (American, b. 1822)
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
silk, linen Geography
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Providence
Dimensions
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43.8 x 43.2 cm (17 1/4 x 17 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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At upper: uppercase alphabet and ampersand, lowercase alphabet, numbers 1-11, script alphabet, "Providence"; at center "The Family Register/Oliver Earle was Born in Providence State of R I Friday June 8th 1770/Sally W Arnold was Born in Cranston State of RI Friday Sept' 25th 1781/They were Married in Warwick State of RI Thursday October 24th 1805"; At left: "Births/Fanny H Earle Born Tuesday July 8th 1806/William Earle Born Saturday April 16th 1808/George Earle Born Sunday October 5th 1809/Sarah W Earle Born Friday Augt 31st 1812/Marcy A Earle Born Monday Apr 12th 1813/Sarah A Earle Born Friday Nov' 11th 1814/Oliver Earle Born Saturday Aug' 17th 1816/Sally A Earle Born Friday April 3d 1818/Harriet A Earle Born Thursday Sep' 28th 1820/Julia Earle Born Sunday July 22d 1822; At right: "Deaths/Sarah Waterman Earle died Sunday May/9th 1813 Aged 1 year 9 months +/Sarah Arnold Earle died Saturday August/19th 1815 Aged 9 months 8 days +/Oliver Earle died Thursday June 26th 1817 +/Our dear Father Oliver Earle died Monday/July 5th 1824 in the 55th Year of his age +/Our dear Sister Fanny H Earle died Sept 15th 1834/aged 28 years +"; At bottom: "Julia Earle's Sampler Wrought at 10 Years of age Providence Saturday June 22nd 1833 +"
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft
Object Number
13.1543 Type
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