Martha Woodnutt, 1814. #SA000176

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Martha Woodnutt, 1814

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000176
Maker:	Martha Woodnutt
Maker Birthplace:	Salem County, New Jersey
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1814
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	81.9
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Darning

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

10.00 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.00 H x 14.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Martha         Woodnutt
Weston          School
        1814

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen wool blend

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Darning

Thread Count:

Vertical: 25
Horizontal: 25

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	family history, History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, New Jersey by Thomas Shourds
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 State U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Date:	family history
Death Location:	family history
Religion:	burial records
Parents:	DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ILLUSTRATED THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK AND CHICAGO 1900 DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF	BIOGRAPHICAL, GENEALOGICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ILLUSTRATED THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK AND CHICAGO 1900	SOME COLONIAL MANSIONS AND THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM With Genealogies of the Various Families Mentioned BY THOMAS ALLEN GLENN 1900
	SOME COLONIAL MANSIONS AND THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM With Genealogies of the Various Families Mentioned BY THOMAS ALLEN GLENN 1900	Birth:	SOME COLONIAL MANSIONS AND THOSE WHO LIVED IN THEM With Genealogies of the Various Families Mentioned BY THOMAS ALLEN GLENN 1900
Marriages:
	Spouse: Joshua Reeves	Birth:	Death:
	Date: March 14, 1835	Place: Salem New Jersey

Children:

Margaret Reeves	Birth: Oct. 1, 1836	Death:
William Woodnutt Reeves	Birth: Nov. 15, 1843	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: Other actions: Paper file with specific conservation information missing.
Exhibitions:	Title: Executive Selections Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Dec. 1, 1994 – May 1, 1995 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: Quaker Reunion Host: Woodlawn Plantation Location: Alexandria, VA Date: Jun., 1994 – Jul., 1994 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
Literature:

Object Details