Name/Title
Embroidered Cloth Fabric (Revolutionary War era—1787)Entry/Object ID
2025.03.11.02Tags
Life at homeDescription
Worked by Hannah Gay of Warren during the Revolutionary War and some years before her marriage. She married Col. Peter Church November 1787. The embroidery was worked on India cotton before cotton cloth was made in this country.
She worked a full set of long bed curtains, a bed quilt, chair cushions, and window curtains all the same pattern.Context
Notable for being from the Revolutionary War eraMade/Created
Date made
circa 1780Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
WarrenState/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaLabel/Inscription/Signature
Type
LabelLocation
BackTranscription
“Worked by Miss Hannah Gay during the Revolutionary War and some years before her marriage. She married Col. Peter church Nov 1787. It was worked on India cotton before cotton cloth was made in this country.
She worked a full set of long bed curtains, a bed quilt, chair cushions, and window curtains and all the same pattern.”Material/Technique
EmbroideryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
EmbroideryNomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
cloth, embroidery (visual works)Location
Location
Box
Box 21Room
Director's OfficeBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
April 17, 2025Location
Container
Display Case 104Room
Charles Whipple Greene Historical CollectionBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
April 17, 2025Location
Area
Revolutionary DisplayDate
March 11, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
FairCondition Detail
Missing Areas / Holes, FadingMaterials
CottonRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hannah (Gay) ChurchProvenance
Provenance Detail
Miss Emily ChurchNotes
Given Jan. 25, 1892.Exhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
March 11, 2025Update Date
August 11, 2025
