Mary Ann Stiles, n.d.. #SA000122

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Mary Ann Stiles, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000122
Maker:	Mary Ann Stiles
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2006.21.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Elizabeth Campion Rives
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

19.50 H x 28.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

25.70 H x 34.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Wreath
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Personal initials, Memorial, Inscription on tomb

Text medium:

Handwritten

Click to View Text Transcription:

JS

   Sacred
     to
 THE MEMORY  
     of
 JOHN STILES,
REST OF PEACE.

C.S.

R.S.

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Floral and plant, Human made object, cherubs on urn

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Metal chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

Paint

Stitch Types:

Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	donor information
Birthdate:	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles
Birth Location:	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles County: The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles State The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles
Death Date:	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles
	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles	The Stiles Genealogy by Henry Reed Stiles
Marriages:
	Spouse: John Este Keen	Birth: cemetery records Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia PA	Death: cemetery records Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia PA
	Date: May 7, 1817	Place:

Children:

Anna Stiles Keen	Birth: Jul. 4, 1818	Death: Sep. 10, 1908
James Stiles Keen	Birth: 1826	Death: 1914
Jacob T Keen	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Robert Keen	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Charles Keen	Birth: uncertain	Death:
John S. Keen	Birth: uncertain	Death:
Mary A.S. Keen	Birth: uncertain	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Campion Rives Relation to maker: great great great granddaughter
Conservation:
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