Amelia Kollock, n.d.. #SA000126

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Amelia Kollock, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000126
Maker:	Amelia Kollock
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1860-1869
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2007.20.2
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.50 H x 9.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

9.75 H x 11.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Amelia Kollack the Daughter
Of James Kollack & Sarah
His Wife was Bornd Narch
The 21 day 1852 in Philadel
                       Phia

Motifs/Symbols:

Celestial, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Paper

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	object County: Philadelphia State object
Death Date:	census records
Death Location:	census records
Religion:	church records Wharton St. Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia PA
Parents:	census records	census records	Death:
	object	census records	death recordds
Marriages:
	Spouse: Labin J. Pennewell	Birth: cemetery records Taylorville Church Cemetery Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland	Death: cemetery records Taylorville Church Cemetery Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland
	Date: Mariner's Bethel Episcopal Church records	Place: Mariner's Bethel Episcopal Church records

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel & Daughter Relation to maker: none/dealer
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, 2008st 30, 200
Literature:

Object Details