Unknown, memorial to parents, n.d.. #SA000178

Image courtesy of DAR Museum

Unknown, memorial to parents, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000178
Maker:	Unknown
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	82.40
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

14.20 H x 16.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, Inscriptions are in spaces on an embroidered vase and a monument
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

, Memorial, dedications

Text medium:

Printed

Click to View Text Transcription:

May they rest
  in peace

     In
 Memory of
     an
Affectionate
  Father & 
   Mother

Motifs/Symbols:

Human figureHuman made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Tan

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint

Stitch Types:

, Fly stitch/fishbone stitch, outline stitch, split stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Unknown
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother: unknown	Birth:	Death:
	Father: unknown	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:	None
Exhibitions:	Title: Kenmore Needlework Exhibition Host: Kenmore Association Location: Fredericksburg, VA Date: Nov. 2, 1987 – Nov. 16, 1987 Title: Woodlawn Plantation Needlework Show Host: Woodlawn Plantation Location: Alexandria, VA Date: Feb. 26, 1990 - Mar. 30, 1990 Title: Feminine Images: American Portraits 1750-1860 Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jun. 25, 2001 – Oct. 31, 2001
Literature:	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): Susan Deaver Olberding Title: Needlework Mourning Pictures Publication/Publisher: Piecework Magazine Date: Mar./Apr. 1996

Object Details