Susan E. Shuford, 1843. #SA000118

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Susan E. Shuford, 1843

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000118
Maker:	Susan E. Shuford
Maker Birthplace:	North Carolina
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina
School/Teacher:	Lincolnton Female Academy
Year Made:	1843
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2004.18
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel and Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.20 H x 16.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.50 H x 19.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, , Vowel series, Verse, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Seek wisdom 1843

AEIOUWY are vowels.

Down in a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew,
Its stalk was bent it hung its head
as if to hide itself from view.

Susan E Shuford's Sampler. L.N.C
wrought in her 11th year AD 1843

Perseverance      & Industry

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Straight, herring bone

Thread Count:

Vertical: 32
Horizontal: 35

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State cemetery records
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004	cemetery records	cemetery records
	North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 and cemetery records Old White Cemetery Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina	North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 and cemetery records Old White Cemetery Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina	North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979 and cemetery records Old White Cemetery Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
Marriages:
	Spouse: North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979	Birth: cemetery records	Death: cemtery records Glenwood Cemetery Houston Texas
	Date: North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979	Place: North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

Children:

Kate Colding	Birth: Jul. 5, 1862	Death: Apr. 3, 1944
Joseph L. Colding	Birth: 1865	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel and Daughter Relation to maker: none/dealer
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 Title: Creating the Ideal Home, 1800-1939: Comfort and Convenience in America Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 4, 2013 – Aug. 8, 2015
Literature:

Object Details