Isabella Barrett, 1829. #SA000181

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Isabella Barrett, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000181
Maker:	Isabella Barrett
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR
Accession Number:	83.14
Object Credit:	Gift of Louise Miller
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

18.25 H x 17.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Isabella Barretts
     Sampler.
worked in her 10.th. year. A.D.1829. I.B.

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Queen or rococo

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Estelle Hutchingson Roach Gough Relation to maker: none Name: Louise Miller [Mrs. Elmo Miller} Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1994 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board
Exhibitions:
Literature:

Object Details