Object Details
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Image courtesy of DAR Museum |
Sinclair Massy, 1860
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000132 |
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| Maker: | Sinclair Massy |
| Maker Birthplace: | Unknown |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Year Made: | 1860 |
| Decade Made: | 1860-1869 |
| Owner: | DAR Museum |
| Accession Number: | 2009.16.1 |
| Object Credit: | Museum purchase Finkel & Daughter |
| Contributor: | DAR Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler | |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | |
| Shape: | Tall rectangle | |
| Object Dimensions: | 19.70 H x 12.50 W (inches) | |
| Framed Dimensions: | 22.00 H x 14.50 W (inches) | |
| Borders: | None | |
| Decorative Bands: | 12 | |
| Dividing Lines: | None | |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | |
| Text types: | Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature | |
| Text medium: | Stitched | |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | ||
| Scenes/Pictures: | None | |
| Ground: | Linen | |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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| Thread: | Wool | |
| Thread Colors Front: | Green, Purple, Red | |
| Thread Condition: | ||
| Other Materials: | None | |
| Stitch Types: | Cross | |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: 26 Horizontal: 26 |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
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| Birthdate: |
census records | ||
| Birth Location: |
City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
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| Death Date: | |||
| Death Location: | uncertain | ||
| Religion: |
enrolled in Catholic school, known nuns in the family | ||
| Parents: |
Mother: uncertain | Birth: | Death: |
| Father: uncertain | Birth: | Death: | |
| Marriages: | |||
| Spouse: Daniel Hickey | Birth:
census records | Death:
Deaths and Burial Index for Michigan 1867-1895 | |
| Date: uncertain | Place: |
| Children: |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: M. Finkel & Daughter |
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| Conservation: | |
| Exhibitions: |
Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 7, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2012 |
| Literature: |
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