Mary E. Griggs, 1831. #SA000144

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Mary E. Griggs, 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000144
Maker:	Mary E. Griggs
Maker Birthplace:	Orange County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	probably Cornwall, probably Orange County, probably New York
Year Made:	1831
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	48.75
Object Credit:	Gift of Alice Grigg
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.00 H x 16.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.20 H x 20.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Innocence
Tho youth may fade with all its bloom
And nervous strength decline
Yet age shall yield a rich perfume
If Innocence be thine

Mary E Griggs
1831

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 32
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: family history State: New York
Death Date:	family history
Death Location:	unknown
Religion:
Parents:	family history	family history	Death: 1869
	family history	census records	family history
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Alice Grigg Relation to maker: Niece
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1997 Actions: Other actions: Remounted on archival materials for storage 1997 Mounted for framing 2004 Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2004 Actions: Other actions: Remounted on archival materials for storage 1997 Mounted for framing 2004
Exhibitions:	Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005
Literature:

Object Details