Sarah Elizabeth Mills, 1829. #SA000149

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Sarah Elizabeth Mills, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000149
Maker:	Sarah Elizabeth Mills
Maker Birthplace:	Orange County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Orange County, New York
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	56.78
Object Credit:	Gift of Vinetta Maude Wells Rank
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.50 H x 16.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.20 H x 19.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Samuel Mills was born Aug 27th 1776
Esther Stitt Aug 28th 1787they were marri
ed Jan 13th 1807 and to them were born.
Catharine Dec. 19 1807. Nancy July 10. 1809
William Oct 5 1810. Caroline May 4. 1812_
Mary Jane Nov 5. 1813. John Stitt Apr 7. 1815Died
Apr 5. 1816 Sarah E Sept 26. 1816 Jacob S. Sept. 21. 1818
Died Oct 1. 1822 Samuel W Apr 5. 1820 James J.Oct 2. 1822
Albert June 15. 1825 Edwin March 4. 1827.

When youth soft season shall be o'er,
And scenes of childhood charm no more,
Our riper years with joy shall see
This proof of early industry

Sarah Elizabeth Mills July 7, 1829

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Running

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Orange State Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Published 1895
Death Date:	Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sk
Death Location:	census records
Religion:	unknown
Parents:	Object	object	Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Published 1895
	object	object	Orange County New York records,Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Pu
Marriages:
	Spouse: Portrait and Biographical Record of Orange County New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Published 1895	Birth: census records	Death: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
	Date: Ancestry.com family trees	Place:

Children:

George Walter Hurtin	Birth: 1842	Death: 1919
Charlote Esther Hurtin	Birth: 1844	Death:
Ann Elizabeth Hurtin	Birth: 1846	Death:
Sarah Leonora Hurtin	Birth: 1849	Death:
William Alfred Hurtin	Birth: 1853	Death:
Edwin Mills Hurtin	Birth: 1855	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Vinetta Maude Wells Ranke Relation to maker: Descendant
Conservation:	NoneNoneNoneNone
Exhibitions:	Title: Museum Gallery Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Aug. 1973 Title: Textile Cases Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan - Apr. 1976 Title: Textile Cases Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: May 1988 Title: Family Record: Genealogical Watercolors and Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 1989
Literature:	Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Family Record: Genealogical Watercolors and Needlework Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1989 Author(s): Title: Family Records in Needlework and Care of Old Textiles Publication/Publisher: Antiques Dealers Association of America, Inc. Date: Oct. 1989

Object Details