Nancy Tucker, 1791. #SA000173

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Nancy Tucker, 1791

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000173
Maker:	Nancy Tucker
Maker Birthplace:	Possibly Essex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly Massachusetts
Year Made:	1791
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	81.89.1
Object Credit:	Gift of Frank Reynolds
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

8.00 H x 7.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

10.50 H x 10.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

This Work In Hand my Friend may hav
When I am Dead And in My Grave

Nancy Tucker aged 8 1791

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Purple, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Half cross, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: Possibly Essex State: Massachusetts
Death Date:
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Mother: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
	Father: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Frank Reynolds Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Virginia Pledger Date: 1987 Actions: mounted on acid-free board Other actions: Framed 1987
Exhibitions:	Title: Crafting a Nation Host: Washington Antiques Show Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jan. 5, 1987 – Jan. 12, 1987 Title: A Century of Collecting: The DAR Museum at 100 Years Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 1, 1990 – Apr. 22, 1991 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 4, 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 Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 7, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 2012 Author(s): National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Title: DAR 2009 Calendar Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 2009 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Schoolgirl Art at the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: American Needlepoint Guild, Inc. Date: Mar. 2004 Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Young Misses Often Mark Their Names with Care: Regional Samplers from the DAR Museum Publication/Publisher: The Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: 1987

Object Details