Sarah Ann Underhill, 1829. #SA000186

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Sarah Ann Underhill, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000186
Maker:	Sarah Ann Underhill
Maker Birthplace:	New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	86.105
Object Credit:	Museum purchase D. Copperfield Fine Antiques
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 15.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.50 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Sarah Ann Underhill aged 9 years

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 28
Horizontal: 29

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	family history County: family history State family history
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	cemetery records
Parents:	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost, cemetery records	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost, cemetery records	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost.
	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost.	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost, cemetery records	Underhill Genealogy Descendants of Cpt John Underhill by Josephine C. Frost, cemetery records
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: D. Copperfield Fine Antiques Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:	Conservator: Virginia Pledger Date: 1987 Actions: removed from frame, mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	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 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:	Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Learning is an Ornament: Schoolgirl Art and Education 1770 - 1850 Publication/Publisher: Piecework Magazine Date: Sep. 2004 Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance Of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860 Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date: 1998

Object Details