Lucy Ann Overton Minor, 1836. #SA000124

Image courtesy of DAR Museum

Lucy Ann Overton Minor, 1836

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000124
Maker:	Lucy Ann Overton Minor
Maker Birthplace:	Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	probably Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Year Made:	1836
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2006.24.2
Object Credit:	Gift of Kim Muller-Thym
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 17.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.20 H x 20.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Maker signature, Memorial, Numerous initials believed to be family members

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

TM. DPM. EM. MWM
JW JM. THM. EBM. WDM.
ACWM. L.A.O.Minors Sample
June 1836 ACW E.M.W

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Four sided

Thread Count:

Vertical: 38
Horizontal: 38

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

Sources for unlinked items are coming soon.

Birth Name:	Object, The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.
Birthdate:	cemetery records Mount Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery Whitehall, Albemarle County, Virginia
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Spotsylvania State The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	cemetery records
Parents:	Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917	Ancestry.com family trees	Ancestry.com family trees
	Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917	The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.	The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.
Marriages:
	Spouse: cemetery records Mount Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery Whitehall, Albemarle County, Virginia	Birth: cemetery records Mount Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery Whitehall, Albemarle County, Virginia	Death: cemetery records Mount Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery Whitehall, Albemarle County, Virginia
	Date: The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.	Place: The Minor Family of Virginia. John B. Minor (1923). Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, Inc.

Children:

Thomas Henry Childress	Birth: May 4, 1840	Death: Sep. 2, 1928
Dorothy/Dolly Minor Childress	Birth: Jul. 5, 1842	Death: Apr. 19, 1916
John Waller Childress	Birth: May 11, 1844	Death: after 1878
Dabney Lucien Childress	Birth: Jul. 29, 1846	Death: Nov. 10, 1862
Maria Emily Childress	Birth: Aug. 8, 1848	Death: Nov. 9, 1892
Sallie Richard Childress	Birth: 1852	Death:
Lucy Ida Childress	Birth: Nov. 15, 1854	Death: Apr. 23, 1937

Previous Owners:	Name: Kim Muller-Thym Relation to maker: uncertain
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