Object Details
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Image courtesy of DAR Museum |
Elizabeth Cronice, 1818
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000113 |
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| Maker: | Elizabeth Cronice |
| Maker Birthplace: | Catoctin Furnace, Frederick County, Maryland |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | Maryland |
| Year Made: | 1818 |
| Decade Made: | 1810-1819 |
| Owner: | DAR Museum |
| Accession Number: | 2003.31.2 |
| Object Credit: | Museum purchase Sumpter Priddy III |
| Contributor: | DAR Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler | |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | |
| Shape: | Tall rectangle | |
| Object Dimensions: | 16.50 H x 8.00 W (inches) | |
| Framed Dimensions: | 20.00 H x 11.20 W (inches) | |
| Borders: | None | |
| Decorative Bands: | 1 | |
| Dividing Lines: | 14 | |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | |
| Text types: | Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature | |
| Text medium: | Stitched | |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | Floral and plant | |
| Scenes/Pictures: | None | |
| Ground: | Linen | |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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| Thread: | Silk | |
| Thread Colors Front: | Brown, Green, Red, Tan, Yellow | |
| Thread Condition: | ||
| Other Materials: | None | |
| Stitch Types: | Cross, Eyelet | |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: 27 Horizontal: 27 |
Maker History
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| Birthdate: |
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997 | ||
| Birth Location: |
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997 County: Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997 State Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997
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| Death Date: | 1844 | ||
| Death Location: | uncertain | ||
| Religion: |
family burial records | ||
| Parents: |
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997 | cemetery records | cemetery records |
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick,MD by Norman M. Covert 1997
| cemetery records | cemetery records | |
| Marriages: | |||
| Spouse: John Henry Detrick | Birth:
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick | Death:
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick | |
| Date:
Cutting Edge, the History of Fort Detrick | Place:
Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: Sumpter Priddy III |
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| Conservation: |
Conservator: Julia Brennan |
| 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: |
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