Clarissa Brackett, 1809. #SA000150

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Clarissa Brackett, 1809

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000150
Maker:	Clarissa Brackett
Maker Birthplace:	Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1809
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	60.39
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Richards Gale
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 12.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.20 H x 16.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Clarissa Bracket's Sampler
wrought in the 9th year of
her age 1809

John Bracket born in the year 1771
died in the year 1803 aged 32.

the Rose.
How fair is the rose what a beautiful flower
the Glory of April and May
But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour
And they wither and die in a day.

So frail is the youth and the beauty of men
Tho they bloom and look gay like the rose
But all our fond care to preserve them is vain
Time kills them as fast as he goes.

Then I'll not be proud of my youth or my beauty
Since both of them wither and fade
But gain a good name by well doing my duty
This will scent like the rose when I'm dead.

youth like the Spring
will soon be Past
but virtue will
forever last

Lucy Bracket born in the year
1779 aged 30

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Brown, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 54
Horizontal: 40

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object, donor info
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Brackett Genealogy printed privately 1907
Death Date:	donor info
Death Location:	donor info
Religion:	married to Church Deacon
Parents:	Brackett Genealogy printed privately 1907	Birth:	Death:
	Brackett Genealogy printed privately 1907	Brackett Genealogy printed privately 1907	Brackett Genealogy printed privately 1907
Marriages:
	Spouse: donor info, cemetery records	Birth: cemetery records South Natick Cemetery, Natick MA	Death: cemetery records South Natick Cemetery, Natick MA
	Date: donor info, Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850	Place: Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850

Children:

Alonzo Philips	Birth: Dec. 6, 1825	Death: 1873
Mary Ann Philips	Birth: donor info	Death: donor info
Edward Philips	Birth: Dec. 28, 1829	Death: 1886

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Dorothy Richards Gale Relation to maker: Great great granddaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2005 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned, holes stabilized with silk crepeline and linen, mounted on archival mat in 2005. Mounted for framing 2005.
Exhibitions:	Title: Period room Hall Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Aug., 1972 Title: The Nursery: Remarks on Children's Play Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Aug. 15, 1981 – Dec. 1, 1981 Title: Telling Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:

Object Details