Susannah McClure, 1858. #SA000127

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Susannah McClure, 1858

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000127
Maker:	Susannah McClure
Maker Birthplace:	Des Moines County, Iowa
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	probably Council Bluffs, probably Pottawattamie County, probably Iowa
Year Made:	1858
Decade Made:	1850-1859
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2007.27
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.70 H x 17.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.20 H x 20.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Memorial, There are several names on the sampler. Connection to maker uncertain

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Cynthia A

Lizzie & Edwin Ha

Susannah McClure aged 18 1858

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

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

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, herring bone

Thread Count:

Vertical: 26
Horizontal: 24

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, DAR files
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Des Moines State: Iowa
Death Date:	Iowa Gravestones Index
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895	DAR lineage	DAR lineage
	census records, U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895	census records	U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895
Marriages:
	Spouse: Conrad Zorbaugh	Birth: cemetery records Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa	Death: cemetery records Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
	Date: U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Iowa, Select Marriages, 1851-1900	Place: U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895

Children:

Charles Louis Zorbaugh	Birth: Jan. 5, 1867	Death:
Mary Annette Zorbaugh	Birth: Aug. 12, 1869	Death: 1879
Grace Stone M. Zorbaugh	Birth: Mar. 29, 1872	Death: tombstone
John Conrad Zorbaugh	Birth: Nov. 6, 1873	Death: Mar. 1875
Annie Laura Zorbaugh	Birth: Mar. 8, 1876	Death: 1879
Elizabeth Cynthia Zorbaugh	Birth: Jan. 23, 1879	Death:
Francis Marion Zorbaugh	Birth: Jul. 5, 1881	Death: 1940

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, 2008
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Susannah's World: A Rare Sampler from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: DAR Museum Website (blog post) Date: August 23, 2016

Object Details