Melissa Cory, c. 1825. #SA000137

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Melissa Cory, c. 1825

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000137
Maker:	Melissa Cory
Maker Birthplace:	Honey Creek, Seneca County, Ohio
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Honey Creek, Clark County, Ohio
Year Made:	1815
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	3295
Object Credit:	Gift of Martha Stafford Neff
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.00 H x 15.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.20 H x 19.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Aged. 10
Melissa Cory was born
at honey creek Feb the 22 1815

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Long arm cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 32
Horizontal: 27

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, cemetery records
Birth Location:	object County: Seneca State: Ohio
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Warren County Historical Society	cemetery records	Warren County Historical Society, cemetery records
	Warren County Historical Society	cemetery records	Warren County Historical Society
Marriages:
	Spouse: cemetery records	Birth: cemetery records New Carlisle Cemetery, Clark County Ohio	Death: cemetery records New Carlisle Cemetery, Clark County Ohio
	Date: Warren County Historical Society	Place: Warren County Historical Society

Children:

Hannah M Stafford	Birth: 1835	Death: Feb. 20, 1913
David Cory Stafford	Birth: 1839	Death:
Elnathan Stafford	Birth: Apr. 6, 1846	Death: Dec. 3, 1919
Martha M. Stafford	Birth: 1852	Death: 1931
Nancy Stafford	Birth: 1845	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Martha Stafford Neff Relation to maker: daughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Michele Pagan Date: 2004 Actions: Other actions: Remounted on new stretcher bars, returned to existing frame for exhibition in 1988. Remounted and returned to frame 2004. Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1988 Actions: Other actions: Remounted on new stretcher bars, returned to existing frame for exhibition in 1988. Remounted and returned to frame 2004.
Exhibitions:	Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Musuem Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 Title: A Basket of Flowers Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 23, 1979 – Jul. 31, 1979 Title: Ohio Samplers: School Girl Embroideries, 1803-1850 Host: Warren County Historical Society Museum Location: Lebanon, Ohio Date: 1988
Literature:	Author(s): Sue Studebaker Title: Ohio Samplers: School Girl Embroideries, 1803-1850 Publication/Publisher: Warren County Historical Society Date: 1988

Object Details