Harriet Adaline Earle
Maker
Harriet Adaline Earle (American, b. 1820
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
silk, linen Geography
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Providence
Dimensions
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43.2 x 41.9 cm (17 x 16 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Uppercase alphabet, lowercase alphabet, numbers 1-9, lowercase alphabet, "Providence", lowercase alphabet, script alphabet, "Providence RI"; At center: "Harriet Adaline Earle's Sampler Wrought at 10 years of age January 1830/The Family Resigter" At left: "Births/Fanny M Earle Born Tuesday July 8th 1806/William Earle Born Saturday April 16th 1808/George Earle Born Sunday October 1st 1809/Sarah W Earle Born Friday August 31st 1812/Marcy A Earle Born Monday April 12th 1813/Sarah A Earle Born Friday Nov 11th 1814/Oliver Earle Born Saturday August 17th 1816/Sally A Earle Born Friday April 3rd 1818/Harriot A Earle Born Thursday Sept 28th 1820/Julia Earle Born Sunday July 22nd 1822/Providence March 23d A.D. 1830"; At right: "Deaths/Sarah Waterman Earle Departed/this life Sunday May 9th 1813 Aged/1 Year 9 months/Sarah Arnold Earle Departed this/life Saturday August 19th 1815 9m 8d/Oliver Earle Departed this life/Thursday June 26th 1817 Aged 10m 9d/Our dear Father Oliver Earle Departed/this life July 5th in the Year 1824/in the 55th Year of his age."
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft
Object Number
13.1544 Type
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
September 28, 1820)
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