Elizabeth Osborn, n.d.. #SA000153

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Elizabeth Osborn, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000153
Maker:	Elizabeth Osborn
Maker Birthplace:	Monmouth County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly Monmouth County, New Jersey
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	62.130
Object Credit:	Gift of Mrs. Lucille A. Hunter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

13.50 H x 16.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.50 H x 20.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

                        the 8-1813    
Elizabeth Osborn- Was Born March

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, boullion

Thread Count:

Vertical: 62
Horizontal: 62

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetery records Burial: Holy Trinity Lutheran Memorial Churchyard Manasquan Monmouth County New Jersey
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: family genealogy State family genealogy
Death Date:	family genealogy, obit in Monmouth Democrat newspaper
Death Location:	family genealogy
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	family history	family history	family history
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Marriages:
	Spouse: Dr John Morford	Birth: Ancestry.com family trees, cemetery records	Death: cemetery records Holy Trinity Lutheran Memorial Churchyard Manasquan Monmouth County New Jersey
	Date: family genealogy	Place:

Children:

Louisa Carol Laird	Birth: 1840	Death: Jun. 10, 1887
Hanna Laird	Birth: 1842	Death: 1931
John Laird	Birth: 1844	Death: 1884
Mary Elizabeth Laird	Birth: 1846	Death: Feb. 11, 1875
Charles Laird	Birth: 1848	Death:
Robert Elisha Laird	Birth: 1851	Death: Dec. 8, 1875
Katherine C. Laird	Birth: 1854	Death: 1918
Robert Elisha Laird	Birth: 1851	Death: Dec. 8, 1875

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Pierce Relation to maker: descendant Name: Mrs. Lucille A. Hunter Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	None Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2003 Actions: Other actions: wet cleaned 1975. Wet cleaned and mounted on archival materials 2003. Mounted for framing and framed 2008 Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: Other actions: wet cleaned 1975. Wet cleaned and mounted on archival materials 2003. Mounted for framing and framed 2008
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:	Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part II: 1806-1840 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 699-701 Date: Apr. 1975

Object Details