Fanny Holroyd Earle
Maker
Fanny Holroyd Earle (American, July 8, 1806
Title
Sampler
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
silk, linen Geography
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Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island
Dimensions
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44.5 x 33 cm (17 1/2 x 13 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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At upper: loss of stitching but presumably an uppercase alphabet including an ampersand, numbers 1-17, a lowercase alphabet, numbers 18-29, large script alphabet, maker's name at center: "Fanny Holyod Earle's Sampler Wrought at 11 Years of age"; below: "The Family Register/Fanny Holyrod Earle Born Tuesday Jully 8th 1806/William Earle Born Saturday April 16th 1808/George Earle Born Sunday October 1st 1809/Sarah Waterman Earle Born Friday August 31st 1812/ Marcy Arnold Earle Born Monday April 12th 1813/Sarah Arnold Earle Born Friday November 11th 1814/Oliver Earle Born Saturday August 17th 1816"; below: "Sarah W Earle Died Sunday May 9th 1813 Aged 5 Yr 9 M/Sarah A Earle Died Saturday August 19th 1815 Aged 9m 9d/ Oliver Earle Died Thursday Jue 26th 1817 Aged 10m 9d/Providence December 23d AD 1817"
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Brown in memory of Mrs. Cyrus Taft
Object Number
13.1548 Type
Publications
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Tombstone
September 15, 1834
8.7.1806 - 15.9.1834)
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