Mary P. Brooke, 1812. #SA000121

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Mary P. Brooke, 1812

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000121
Maker:	Mary P. Brooke
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1812
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2006.16.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Ethel Van Roden Pric
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.20 H x 18.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.00 H x 22.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Wreath
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Verse, Maker signature, Other

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

NORTH SCHOOL

          FRIENDSHIP
Friendship's a pure a heaven descended flame,
Worthy the happy region whence it came:
Thy sacred tye that virtuous spirits binds.
The golden chain that links immortal  minds,

Mary P Brooke. 1812.

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 36
Horizontal: 38

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:	Quaker style design
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Ethel Van Roden Price Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2006 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned and remounted
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 â€“ Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:

Object Details