Polly Morrill, 1832. #SA000151

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Polly Morrill, 1832

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000151
Maker:	Polly Morrill
Maker Birthplace:	Suffolk County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	probably New York
Year Made:	1832
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	61.3
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

12.20 H x 11.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

16.00 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Polly x Morril x age 12 ys 1832 Huntington

PME

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical: 55
Horizontal: 50

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	DAR lineage
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Suffolk State DAR lineage
Death Date:	DAR lineage
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Mother: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
	Father: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870	Birth: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870	Death: cemetery records Jerusalem Cemetery, Eddy, St. Lawrence County, New York
	Date: December 9, 1847	Place:

Children:

Alice Delphine Barber	Birth: 1849	Death: 1912
Ellen Barber	Birth: Aug. 13, 1851	Death:

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
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Object Details