Mary A. Massey, 1860. #SA000133

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Mary A. Massey, 1860

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000133
Maker:	Mary A. Massey
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
School/Teacher:	Trinity School, Detroit Michigan
Year Made:	1860
Decade Made:	1860-1869
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	2009.16.2
Object Credit:	Museum purchase Finkel & Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.20 H x 7.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 9.75 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

   Mary A Massy
Trinity School 1860
      Detroit

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 35

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:	Catholic
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel & Daughter Relation to maker: none/dealer
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:

Object Details