Eunice Osborn, 1815. #SA000174

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Eunice Osborn, 1815

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000174
Maker:	Eunice Osborn
Maker Birthplace:	Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1815
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	81.89.3
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

15.50 H x 17.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.70 H x 21.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Eunice Osborn's samplar Wrought in
The fourteenth year of her age 1815 Was
born November 18th 1801 Danvers

Our days are as the Grass
Or like the Morning flower
When blasting winds Spread o'er the Field
it withers In and Hour

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, Geometric, xs, dots and dashes after verse

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Wool

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical: 28
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	object and Vital records of Danvers Massachusetts County: Essex State object and Vital records of Danvers Massachusetts
Death Date:	Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
Death Location:	Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
	Vital records of Danvers MA	Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts Births to 1850	Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Frank Reynolds Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2004 Actions: repaired, mounted on acid-free board, other Other actions: Framed 2004
Exhibitions:	Title: Recent Acquisitions Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: May 1, 1982 – Oct. 1, 1982 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: Creating the Ideal Home, 1800-1939: Comfort and Convenience in America Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 4, 2013 – Aug. 8, 2015
Literature:

Object Details