Sarah Jane Ridge, 1848. #SA000119

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Sarah Jane Ridge, 1848

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000119
Maker:	Sarah Jane Ridge
Maker Birthplace:	Lafayette County, Missouri
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Lafayette County, Missouri
School/Teacher:	Miss Lent, Dover Acadamy
Year Made:	1848
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2005.31
Object Credit:	Gift of Maryjane M. Petersen
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

19.00 H x 15.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

22.50 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

, Vertical and horizontal dividing lines
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Wrought by Sarah J. Ridge. in her 12th
year under the tuition of Miss. Lent.
Dover Academy. July 4th 1848.

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo

Thread Count:

Vertical: 24
Horizontal: 24

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object and family records
Birthdate:	DAR lineage
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Lafayette State family history
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	cemetery records	Birth:	Death:
	cemetery records	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Lucien M. Major	Birth: History Of Lafayette County Missouri 1881	Death: cemetery records
	Date: History Of Lafayette County Missouri 1881	Place: History Of Lafayette County Missouri 1881

Children:

Eugene Major	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Mary Elizabeth Major	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Scruggs	Birth: uncertain	Death:
William H. Major	Birth: 1854	Death:
Mary E. Major	Birth: 1858	Death:
Lucien S. Major	Birth: 1860	Death:
Weightman Major	Birth: 1862	Death:
Isaac Major	Birth: 1866	Death:
Georgia Major	Birth: 1866 or 1869	Death:
Joseph Major	Birth: 1872	Death:
Ada Major	Birth: 1875	Death:
Earl Major	Birth: 1877	Death:
Mary E. Major	Birth: 1858	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Maryjane M. Petersen Relation to maker: Great Grandaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2006 Actions: Other actions: Remounted
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