Amy Eliza Herbert, n.d.. #SA000161

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Amy Eliza Herbert, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000161
Maker:	Amy Eliza Herbert
Maker Birthplace:	New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	New York or New Jersey
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	66.175
Object Credit:	Gift of Mary Amy Allen
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 15.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

21.50 H x 19.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Memorial, Various initials in placed in various locations.

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

AMY ELIZA HEBERT
HER SAMPLER SHE WAS BORN
AUGUST THE 6 i8i4

WHEN I AM DEAD    TEN WHEN THIS YOU
AND IN MY GRAVE   SEE REMEMBER ME
AND ALL MY BONE   THAT I AM NOT FORG 
S ARE ROT                        OTTEN

ED AT [located below dividing line at the end of alphabet]

JB [located left side of center flower basket]

SH [located on right side of center flower basket]

MB [located above chimneys]

JB [located on either side of left pine tree]

SAH [located on the left, top and right of the right pine tree]

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Considerable loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Queen or rococo, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 26

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State family history
Death Date:	cemetery records Batavia Cemetery, Batavia,Genesee County New York
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	Genealogy Report: Descendants of Jan Van Cleef	Birth:	Death:
	donor information	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Abraham Post	Birth: cemetery records Batavia Cemetery, Batavia,Genesee County New York	Death: cemetery records Batavia Cemetery, Batavia,Genesee County New York
	Date: New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895	Place: New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895

Children:

Mary Francis Post	Birth: Oct. 1849	Death:
John Henry Post	Birth: 1835	Death:
William Henry Post	Birth: 1837	Death:
Jane Post	Birth: 1839	Death:
Martha Ann/ Anna M. Post	Birth: Jun. 12, 1841	Death: Feb. 20, 1861
Sarah Elizabeth Post	Birth: May 29, 1843	Death: Dec. 12, 1920
Peter A Post	Birth: Jan. 21, 1848	Death: Aug. 10, 1850

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Amy Allen Relation to maker: granddaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: uncertain Date: April 1975 Actions: removed from frame, cleaned Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2004 Actions: removed from frame, cleaned
Exhibitions:	Title: Museum Gallery Host: DAR Museum Date: Aug. 1972 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 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Host: Morven Museum & Garden Location: Princeton, NJ Date: Oct. 3, 2014 – Mar. 29, 2015
Literature:	Author(s): Morven Museum & Garden Title: Hail Specimen of Female Art! New Jersey Schoolgirl Needlework, 1726-1860 Publication/Publisher: Morven Museum & Garden Date: 2014

Object Details