Rosetta Old, n.d.. #SA000182

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Rosetta Old, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000182
Maker:	Rosetta Old
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	85.24
Object Credit:	Museum purchase Gary And Martha Ludlow Antiques
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Crochet

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

Framed Dimensions:

22.20 H x 24.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

H Townsley     E Townsley

The heart of stone
Oh! for a glance of heavenly day
To take this stubborn heart away
And thaw with beams of love divine
This heart this frozen heart of mine

SS

Rosetta Old did this        work in her 11th year

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Ribbon, Other

Stitch Types:

Cross, Knotted, Satin, Stem, split stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical: 22
Horizontal: 34

Maker History

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

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Gary And Martha Ludlow Antiques Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Generations II Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr., 1985 – Sep., 1985 Title: As Centuries Turn... Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 13, 2000 – Oct. 15, 2000 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
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Patriotic Imagery in Schoolgirl Needlework Pictures Publication/Publisher: 51st Annual Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: 2006

Object Details

Rosetta Old, n.d.

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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