Judith Townsend, 1803. #SA000142

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Judith Townsend, 1803

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000142
Maker:	Judith Townsend
Maker Birthplace:	Cape May County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Cape May County, New Jersey
Year Made:	1803
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	456
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. Humphrey Swain
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.20 H x 13.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.00 H x 17.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Judith Townsend Aged Twelve years

18  03

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 40
Horizontal: 40

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: donor information State donor information
Death Date:	cemetary records
Death Location:	cemetary records
Religion:	cemetary records
Parents:	family genealogy/letter	family genealogy/letter	cemetery records
	family genealogy/letter	family genealogy/letter	family genealogy/letter,cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Humphrey Swain	Birth: Cemetery records Cape May County New Jersey	Death: Cemetery records Cape May County New Jersey
	Date: February 10, 1811	Place:

Children:

Enoch Swain	Birth:	Death:
Jonathan Swain	Birth:	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Humphrey Swain Relation to maker: wife of maker's nephew
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1990 Actions: Other actions: remounted
Exhibitions:	Title: A Century of Collecting: The DAR Museum at 100 Years Host: DAR Musuem Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 1, 1990 – Apr. 22, 1991 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: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Host: Morven Museum & Garden Location: Princeton, NJ Date: Oct. 3, 2014 – Mar. 29, 2015
Literature:	Author(s): Morven Museum & Garden Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Publication/Publisher: Morven Museum & Garden, p. 116 Date: 2014

Object Details