Frances Tyson, 1819. #SA000108

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Frances Tyson, 1819

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000108
Maker:	Frances Tyson
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly New York City, possibly New York
Year Made:	1819
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	1246
Object Credit:	Gift of Emma A. Greeley Merritt Chester
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.50 H x 10.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.20 H x 13.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

   Frances Tyson
wrought this in her eleventh
     Year 1819

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical: 36
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	DAR lineage
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:	DAR lineage
Death Location:	DAR lineage
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Family history	Birth:	Death:
	family history	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: family history,New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904	Birth: family history,New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904	Death: family history,New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
	Date: family history	Place: family history

Children:

Joseph Greeley	Birth: 1841	Death:
George Greeley	Birth: 1842	Death:
Emma Greeley	Birth: 1858	Death: DAR lineage

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Emma A.Greeley Merritt Chester Relation to maker: daughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: Other actions: Mounted on acid free materials
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 - Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:

Object Details