Description:

Elizabeth's sampler falls into the architectural sub-category featuring the five-bay Georgian house. As compared to others in the Busy Yard sampler group, the floral border does not have a blue bow at the bottom. The trees flanking the house are a stylized palm and a fruit tree.

Size (W x H): 24 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches

Stitches: Cross, satin, cross-over-one, herringbone

Media: Silk, cotton and silk chenille on linen

Genealogy:

Born in November 1816, Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth (Dixon) Caughy, who were married in Baltimore in 1800. Patrick was the proprietor of a grocery and dry goods shop in central Baltimore. Elizabeth Dixon Caughy died in 1836 in her 55th year after a short and severe illness (convulsions) and was buried in the Second Presbyterian Cemetery.

On 15 April 1840 Elizabeth married a cousin, John Henry Caughy, and notice of this was reported in The Baltimore Sun. They remained in Baltimore, where John was a clothier merchant. They raised six children, the ages were listed in the 1850 US Federal Census: Michael P. (9), Sarah (6), Henry (4), Dorcas C. (2), Elizabeth (1), Alverda (2 months). John died in 1862. Elizabeth died in 1909.

Verse:

Elizabeth Ann Caughy's Work Finished in the Eleventh year of her Age.

November 7^th 1827