Lot Essay
Tamar Stearns was born in Warwick, Massachusetts to Nathaniel and Mary Rice Stearns who were married in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 13, 1768.
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WORKED BY TAMAR STEARNS (B. 1783), WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, LATE 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A SILK-ON-LINEN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Worked by Tamar Stearns (b. 1783), Warwick, Rhode Island, late 18th - early 19th century
Rectangular, with three alphabetical registers above Tamar Stearns born Warwick Feb. 17th. 1783 123456789 headed and flanked by a trailing floral vine with sawtooth border, all over a landscape with a Federal house, birds, trees, a dog and an owl stitched in shades of green, blue, pink, cream, brown and black silk threads
17in. high, 15in. wide, sight
Worked by Tamar Stearns (b. 1783), Warwick, Rhode Island, late 18th - early 19th century
Rectangular, with three alphabetical registers above Tamar Stearns born Warwick Feb. 17th. 1783 123456789 headed and flanked by a trailing floral vine with sawtooth border, all over a landscape with a Federal house, birds, trees, a dog and an owl stitched in shades of green, blue, pink, cream, brown and black silk threads
17in. high, 15in. wide, sight