Christianna Holmes, 1851. #SA000152

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Christianna Holmes, 1851

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000152
Maker:	Christianna Holmes
Maker Birthplace:	Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Illinois
Year Made:	1851
Decade Made:	1850-1859
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	61.35
Object Credit:	Gift of Mary Martin Cassis
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, This is a presentation sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery satin binding all four sides with eyelet holes upper border

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.00 H x 8.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

9.50 H x 11.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Memorial, Dedication

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

           A
      Birthday Gift
           to 
Christianna Holmes Tillson 

     From her mother
      Feb. 25 1851

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

Ribbon

Stitch Types:

Cross, Half cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 32
Horizontal: 34

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975
Birth Location:	The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975 County: The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975 State The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975
Death Date:	The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975
Death Location:	The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975
Religion:
Parents:	The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975	donor information	cemetery records
	cemetery records	cemetery records	Cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse:	Birth: The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975	Death: The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975
	Date: The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975	Place: The Tilson Genealogy by Mercer V. Tilson 1975

Children:

Charles Holmes Tillson	Birth: Sep. 15, 1823	Death: Nov. 25, 1865
John Tillson	Birth: Oct. 12, 1825	Death: Aug. 7, 1892
Robert Hiram Tillson	Birth: Oct. 22, 1831	Death: cemetery records
Christianna Holmes Tillson	Birth: Feb. 25, 1838	Death: cemetery records
Charles Holmes Tillson	Birth: Sep. 15, 1823	Death: Nov. 25, 1865

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Martin Cassis [Mrs.Elias George] Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2005 Actions: Other actions: Cleaned, mounted for framing.
Exhibitions:
Literature:

Object Details