Unknown, Liberty with eagle, n.d.. #SA000159

Image courtesy of DAR Museum

Unknown, Liberty with eagle, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000159
Maker:	Unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly New Jersey
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	64.87
Object Credit:	Museum purchase Avis and Rockwell Gardiner
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

22.70 H x 24.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

26.50 H x 28.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Text medium:

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Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Human figure, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red, Tan

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

Other, Sequins used for stars on flag.

Stitch Types:

Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:	unknown
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Avis and Rockwell Gardiner Relation to maker: none/dealers
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Patriotic Folk Art Host: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission Location: Yorktown, VA Date: Nov. 11, 1979 - Apr. 15, 1979 Title: Washington Antiques Show Host: Washington Antiques Show Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 4, 1982 - Jan. 11, 1982 Title: Liberty with Liberties Host: Museum of American Folk Art Location: New York, NY Date: Feb. 25, 1986 – Jun. 6, 1986 Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 5, 1997- May 04, 1998 Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005
Literature:	Author(s): Julie Roy Jeffrey, Peter J. Frederick Title: American History First Hand. Vol I Publication/Publisher: Longman Publishers Date: 2007 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Patriotic Imagery in Schoolgirl Needlework Pictures Publication/Publisher: 51st Annual Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: Jan. 5, 2006 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Learning is an Ornament: Schoolgirl Art and Education 1770 - 1850 Publication/Publisher: Piecework Magazine, pp.22-25 Date: Sep. 1, 2004 Author(s): Uncertain Title: History in a Box Publication/Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman Date: 1999 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance Of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1998 Author(s): Uncertain Title: Integrated Language Arts Publication/Publisher: Scott Foresman (textbook) Date: 1997 Author(s): Uncertain Title: The American Promise Publication/Publisher: Bedford Books (textbook) Date: 1997 Author(s): Lois Brown (Ed.) Title: America in Poetry and Art Publication/Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Date: 1987 Author(s): Uncertain Title: Symbols of Liberty Publication/Publisher: Colonial Homes Magazine Date: Jul./Aug. 1986 Author(s): Elizabeth Donaghy Garrett Title: American Samplers and Needlework Pictures in the DAR Museum Part I: 1739-1806 Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, pp. 356-364 Date: Feb. 1974 Author(s): Uncertain Title: Liberty as Goddess of Youth Giving Support to a Bald Eagle Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques [cover] Date: Feb. 1971 Author(s): Louis C. Jones Title: Liberty and Considerable License Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques Date: Jul. 1958 Author(s): Uncertain Title: Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques Date: Nov. 1931

Object Details