Martha Smith, 1824. #SA000147

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Martha Smith, 1824

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000147
Maker:	Martha Smith
Maker Birthplace:	Virginia
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Virginia
Year Made:	1824
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	56.20
Object Credit:	Gift of Martha Waugh Smith Boyle
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:

18.50 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Caleb Smith. Mary W Smith. Eliza Smith

Oh child most dear incline thine ear
And hearken to God's voice
His counsel take for he doth make
His children to reJoice

Martha Smith marked this sampler in AD 18[??]

ET. RP.
              MF SN MN

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, 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:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Rice, Dividing line 3

Thread Count:

Vertical: 28
Horizontal: 28

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	History of Virginia from Settlement of Jamestown to Close of the Civil War By Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State History of Virginia from Settlement of Jamestown to Close of the Civil War By Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:	family history
Parents:	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price
	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price	The genealogy of the Sidney- Smith family published 1927 by Lucy Smith Price
Marriages:
	Spouse: Memoirs of Governor William Smith, of Virginia: His Political, Military, and Personal History John W. Bell, William Smith. Moss engraving Company, 1891	Birth:	Death: Memoirs of Governor William Smith, of Virginia: His Political, Military, and Personal History John W. Bell, William Smith. Moss engraving Company, 1891
	Date: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940	Place: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

Children:

Mary Bell

Birth: uncertain

Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Martha Waugh Smith Boyle Relation to maker: great niece
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1996 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned, mounted for re-framing, re framed.
Exhibitions:	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: Creating the Ideal Home, 1800-1939: Comfort and Convenience in America Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 4, 2013 – Aug. 8, 2015
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Schoolgirl Art at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: American Needlepoint Guild, Inc. Date: Mar. 2004

Object Details