Virginia Kramer, c. 1840. #SA000163

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Virginia Kramer, c. 1840

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000163
Maker:	Virginia Kramer
Maker Birthplace:	Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	c. 1840
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	66.261.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Virginia Kramer Rahm MacCart
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.00 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.00 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Virginia Kramer Aged 12 years

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Wool

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical: 76
Horizontal: 52

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object and donor information
Birthdate:	donor information, Thompson Family Tree on Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	Thompson Family Tree on Ancestry.com County: Thompson Family Tree on Ancestry.com State 1850 and 1860 federal census
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	family history, attended Methodist school
Parents:	family history	donor information	donor information
	family history	family history	family history
Marriages:
	Spouse: family history	Birth: census records, cemetery records	Death: Cemetery records Kramer Circle, Allegheny Cemetery PA
	Date: family history	Place: family history

Children:

Martin Rahm	Birth: cens	Death: ceme
Allen Rahm	Birth: cens	Death: ceme
Edward Rahm	Birth: cens	Death: ceme

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Virginia Kramer Rahm MacCart [ Mrs. Raymond D. MacCart] Relation to maker: granddaughter
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Gunston Hall Needlework Exhibition Host: Gunston Hall Location: Lorton, VA Date: Mar. 1, 1972 â€“ Mar. 31 1972 Title: Just for Fun! Host: The Octagon House Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 2, 1979 â€“ Jun. 10, 1979 Title: American Education, 1700-1850 Host: Americana Room DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Mar. 5, 1985 â€“ Jul. 1, 1985 Title: Canines and Felines in American Art Host: Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Location: Sandwich, MA Date: Mar. 2, 1988 â€“ Nov. 10, 1988 Title: A Century of Collecting: The DAR Museum at 100 Years Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 1, 1990 â€“ Apr. 22, 1991 Title: Classical Quilts Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jun., 1995 â€“ Oct., 1995
Literature:	Author(s): Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Title: Canines and Felines: Dogs and Cats in American Art Publication/Publisher: Sandwich, MA: Heritage Plantation Date: 1988 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 Author(s): Unstated Title: The Needle Arts Publication/Publisher: Time Life, American Country Series Date: 1990 Author(s): Susan Tobey Publications Title: 1987 Calendar Publication/Publisher: Abbeville Press Date: 1987 Author(s): Wendy Lavitt Title: American Textiles Publication/Publisher: Date: 1987

Object Details