Cassandanna Hetzel, 1823. #SA000141

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Cassandanna Hetzel, 1823

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000141
Maker:	Cassandanna Hetzel
Maker Birthplace:	probably Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1823
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	4503
Object Credit:	Gift of Margaret Riviere Hetzel Pendleton
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.00 H x 17.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.20 H x 22.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Cassandanna Het
zel a daughter of Iohn
and Mary Hetzel
was born in Mifflin
Town Iuly 12 18[02]
and wrought this
sampler in Harrisburg
in Mrs Leah Meguiers
School Iuly 22 1823

when I am dead and in my grave and all
bones are rotten when [damaged letters] you see remember me le [damage]
should be forgotten

Cassandanna Het
zel is my name
Harrisburg is my
Habitation Harris
burg is my dwelling 
place and Christ is 
my salvation the rose
is red the leaves are
green the days is
past that i have seen

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Muslin backed with linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Chain, Knotted, Long and short, Satin, Stem, split stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical: 90
Horizontal: 73

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: probably Harrisburg County: Dauphin State: Pennsylvania
Death Date:
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:
Parents:	DAR lineage	DAR lineage	Death:
	DAR lineage and object	DAR lineage	family history
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Margaret Riviere Hetzel Pendleton Relation to maker: niece
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: America Mourns Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1976 – Feb. 1977 Title: Folk Arts and Crafts of the Susquehanna and Chenango River Valley Host: Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences Location: Binghamton, NY Date: 1978 Title: Welcome Little Stranger Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Sep. 8, 1976 – Nov. 30, 1976 Title: Sampler Exhibit: Selections from the Permanent Collection Host: DAR Musuem Location: Washington, D.C. Date: May 1982 Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 5, 1997 – May 4, 1998 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
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance Of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1998 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: The Arts of Independence Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1985 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part II: 1806-1840 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 699-701 Date: Apr. 1975

Object Details