M. E. England, 1843. #SA000282

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M. E. England, 1843

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000282
Maker:	Mary Elizabeth England
Maker Birthplace:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Unknown
Year Made:	1843
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1991.0020
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery ribbon work

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

21.80 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

  worked by 
 M.E. England 
 10th mo. 1843

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, hearts

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Ribbon

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Knotted, Running, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Birthdate:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Birth Location:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records County: Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records State Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Death Date:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Death Location:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Religion:	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records
Parents:	HISTORIC-GENEALOGY OF THE KIRK FAMILY,AS ESTABLISHED BY Roger Kirk, By CHAS. H. STUBBS, M. D., 1872	HISTORIC-GENEALOGY OF THE KIRK FAMILY,AS ESTABLISHED BY Roger Kirk, By CHAS. H. STUBBS, M. D., 1872	HISTORIC-GENEALOGY OF THE KIRK FAMILY,AS ESTABLISHED BY Roger Kirk, By CHAS. H. STUBBS, M. D., 1872
	Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records	Birth: Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland Quaker Records	Death: HISTORIC-GENEALOGY OF THE KIRK FAMILY,AS ESTABLISHED BY Roger Kirk, By CHAS. H. STUBBS, M. D., 1872.
	Date: census records, birth of children	Place:

Children:

Emma E. Kirk	Birth: Dec. 27, 1851	Death: Aug. 12, 1863
Marcella M. Kirk	Birth: Mar. 12, 1854	Death: Jul. 23, 1854
Leora Kirk	Birth: Feb. 28, 1858	Death: Mar. 28, 1861
Rachel A. Kirk	Birth: Jul. 1, 1860	Death: 1939
Mary Louisa Kirk	Birth: Nov. 6, 1862	Death: 1947

Previous Owners:	Name: Louisa Kirk Lynch Relation to maker: daughter Name: Helen Lynch Relation to maker: grandaughter
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995

Object Details

M. E. England, 1843

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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