Sarah Ann Wirshing, 1845. #SA000123

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Sarah Ann Wirshing, 1845

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000123
Maker:	Sarah Ann Wirshing
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Possibly Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1845
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2006.24.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Kim Muller-Thym
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.20 H x 18.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.50 H x 12.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Sarah Ann Wirshing
Aged 8 Years May 12th
FmWb 1845 EW

         W
D            M
                 D
               M

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 42
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State census records
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	census records	Birth:	census records
	census records	census records	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Ambrose Anderson Hutchhinson	Birth: census records	Death:
	Date: familysearch	Place: familysearch

Children:

familysearch	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
Alvin A. Hutchinson	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
Charles D. Hutchinson	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
Harvey H Hutchinson	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
Ella Biron Hutchinson	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
George Hutchinson	Birth: familysearch	Death: familysearch
Sarah Ann Hutchinson	Birth: 1864	Death: familysearch

Previous Owners:	Name: Kim Muller-Thym Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 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 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:

Object Details