Mary Magdalena Statzell, 1832. #SA000164

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Mary Magdalena Statzell, 1832

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000164
Maker:	Mary Magdalena Statzell
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Probably Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1832
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	66.86
Object Credit:	Gift of Ethel King
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

16.20 H x 17.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.50 H x 20.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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G H Statzell

S K Statzell

Mary Statzell's work 1832

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical: 34
Horizontal: 40

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object and DAR lineage
Birthdate:	DAR Lineage records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Census records
Death Date:	DAR Lineage records
Death Location:	DAR Lineage records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	DAR lineage	DAR Lineage	DAR lineage, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
	DAR Lineage records	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: DAR lineage	Birth: DAR lineage	Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915
	Date: DAR lineage	Place: uncertain

Children:

Catherine Clifton	Birth: 1849	Death:
Mary Clifton	Birth: 1853	Death:
Elwood Clifton	Birth: 1856	Death:
Mary Clifton	Birth: 1853	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Ethel King Relation to maker: grandaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2004 Actions: stabilized, mounted on acid-free board, reframed Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1996 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board
Exhibitions:	Title: Iowa Period room Host: DAR Museum Date: various Title: Executive Selections Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1, 1994 – May 1, 19951994 Title: Museum Gallery Host: DAR Museum Date: Aug. 1972 Title: Museum Gallery Host: DAR Museum Date: Jan. - Apr. 9, 1976 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
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Object Details