Lemira Dickinson, 1819. #SA000187

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Lemira Dickinson, 1819

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000187
Maker:	Lemira Dickinson
Maker Birthplace:	Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Possibly New York
Year Made:	1819
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	86.21
Object Credit:	Museum purchase Ruth Troiani
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Map or Globe

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.20 H x 22.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.00 H x 26.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, Title "The World" is stitched within a ribbon banner.
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature, Memorial, Title and geographical locations on map

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

The World

[map]

By
Lemira Dickinson
Victor September 1819

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

, map of the world

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Pink, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Satin, back stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897
Birth Location:	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897 County: Litchfield State To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897
Death Date:	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, C
Death Location:	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897
Religion:
Parents:	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897	To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson: Son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts Frederick Dickinson W. D. Grant, stationer and printer, 1897	Descendants Of Nathaniel Dickinson published 1955
	Descendants Of Nathaniel Dickinson published 1955	Descendants Of Nathaniel Dickinson published 1955	Descendants Of Nathaniel Dickinson published 1955
Marriages:
	Spouse: History of the Counties of McKean Elk and Potter Pennsylvania, and "A map of the World by Lemira Dickinson Victor NY 1819	Birth: census records	Death: History of the Counties of McKean Elk and Potter Pennsylvania J.H. Beers &Co
	Date: April 14, 1824	Place: family history

Children:

Lyman Clarkson Wilmarth	Birth: Jun. 1, 1801	Death: Jul. 22, 1867
Ann Eliza Wilmarth	Birth: Jan. 11, 1827	Death: after 1897
Helen Maria Wilmarth	Birth: Jan. 2, 1829	Death:
George Dickinson Wilmarth	Birth: Mar. 17, 1831	Death: 1833
Julia Minerva Wilmarth	Birth: Oct. 20, 1833	Death: 1840
George Frederick Wilmarth	Birth: Jul. 23, 1831	Death: 1895
Adeline Lemira Wilmartha	Birth: Aug. 16, 1839	Death: after 1897
Julia Wilmarth	Birth: Jan. 10, 1842	Death: 1892
Ida Caroline Wilmarth	Birth: Dec. 1, 1844	Death: 1874

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Ruth Troiani Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Geographical Views Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington D.C. Date: Jun. 1, 1987 – Oct. 18, 1987 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:	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): Olive Blair Graffam Title: Patriotic Imagery in Schoolgirl Needlework Pictures Publication/Publisher: 51st Annual Washington Antiques Show Catalog Date: Jan. 2006

Object Details