Mary Jane Hales, c. 1869. #SA000131

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Mary Jane Hales, c. 1869

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000131
Maker:	Mary Jane Hales
Maker Birthplace:	Tuolumne County, California
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Tuolumne, Tuolumne County, California
Year Made:	c. 1869
Decade Made:	1860-1869
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2008.9
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.50 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

16.20 H x 12.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Remember Me
Mary Jane Hales Work

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Red, White

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 30

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	census records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: census records State census records
Death Date:	California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Death Location:	California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	census records	census records	family history
	Census records	census records	Death: 1858
Marriages:
	Spouse: James Trevithick	Birth: 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com family trees	Death: Ancestry.com family trees
	Date: family history, Ancestry.com family trees	Place:
	Spouse: Aleck Arthur Davis	Birth: census records,cemetery records Sonora City Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California	Death: California, Death Index, 1905-1939
	Date:	Place: uncertain

Children:

Emily May Trevithick	Birth: 1875	Death: 1950
Richard Trevithick	Birth: 1877	Death: 1937
Hattie Louise Trevithick	Birth: 1889	Death: 1964
Athol James Trevithick	Birth: 1883	Death: 1925
Thelma Davis	Birth: 1901	Death:
Richard Davis	Birth: 1898	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Trevithick family Relation to maker: descendants 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): National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Title: DAR Calendar 2009 Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 2009

Object Details