Hannah Fox Budd, 1806. #SA000148

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Hannah Fox Budd, 1806

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000148
Maker:	Hannah Fox Budd
Maker Birthplace:	either Back Neck or North Hampton, Cumberland or Burlington County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Back Neck or North Hampton, Burlington County, New Jersey
School/Teacher:	Burlington Academy
Year Made:	1806
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	56.6
Object Credit:	Gift of Blanche Louise Naomi Thompson Holt
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene, Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16.50 H x 20.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

22.50 H x 26.70 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouche, Wreath
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature, Memorial, Identification of scene.

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

H F Budd
Burlington Academy
1806

S
MH

In
Memory
of 
MB
1800

South East View
Of
the Episcopal Church & Academy
at 
Newcastle Del.

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint

Stitch Types:

Chain, Long and short, Satin, split stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

Sources for unlinked items are coming soon.

Birth Name:	Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York, plus initials on sampler
Birthdate:	donor information,Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York
Birth Location:	City: either Back Neck or North Hampton County: Cumberland or Burlington State donor information,Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York
Death Date:	mytrees.com
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:	husband was a minister
Parents:	family history,Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York	family history	family history
	family history,Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York	family history,Family Record from Sheppard family Bible published 1809 by Collins & Perkins Co. New York	family history
Marriages:
	Spouse: Joseph Sheppherd	Birth: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931	Death: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
	Date: February 23, 1814	Place:

Children:

Mary Budd Sheppard	Birth: Feb. 28, 1816	Death:
Phebe Ann Ludlam Sheppard	Birth: Sep. 2, 1817	Death:
Hannah Maria Fox Smalley Sheppard	Birth: Apr. 22, 1819	Death:
Josephine Eliza Budd Sheppard	Birth: May 22, 1826	Death:
Phebe Ann Ludlam Sheppard	Birth: Sep. 2, 1817	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Blanche Louise Naomi Thompson Holt [Mrs. Fred W.] Relation to maker: great granddaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Clarissa Palmi and Helena Kovacs Date: 1972 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned, mounted and framed
Exhibitions:	Title: America Mourns Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1976 – Feb. 1977 Title: Just for Fun! Host: The Octagon House Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 2, 1979 – Jun. 10, 1979 Title: Sampler Exhibit: Selections from the Permanent Collection Host: DAR Museum 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: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 Title: Education in the Young Republic Host: Fraunces Tavern Museum Location: New York City, N.Y. Date: Aug. 15, 1988 – Jan. 15, 1989
Literature:	Author(s): Dan Campanelli, Marty Campanelli Title: So Education Forms the Mind: Early Female Education in New Jersey, with Special Emphasis on Needlework Instruction Publication/Publisher: Morven Museum & Garden Date: 2014 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part I: 1739-1806 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 356-364 Date: Feb. 1974

Object Details