Charlotte Jackson Blackman, 1831. #SA000189

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Charlotte Jackson Blackman, 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000189
Maker:	Charlotte Jackson
Maker Birthplace:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Massachusetts
Year Made:	1831
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	87.14
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

15.00 H x 15.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.00 H x 19.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

C. BLACKMAN AUG 25 1831

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Green, Pink, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Queen or rococo, Rice, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 29
Horizontal: 33

Maker History

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Birth Name:	family history,Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Birthdate:	family history, cemetery records
Birth Location:	family history, cemetery records County: Suffolk State family history, cemetery records
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	married by Reverend Thomas Baldwin
Parents:	Mother: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
	Father: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: family history, cemetery records	Birth: family history, cemetery records	Death: Cemetery records Martinsburg Cemetery, Martinsburg, Washington County IN
	Date: family history, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Place: family history,Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Children:

Thomas Blackman	Birth: 1812	Death: 1885
Samuel Blackman	Birth: 1814	Death: 1887
Charlotte Blackman	Birth: 1818	Death: 1891
John Jackson Blackman	Birth: 1827	Death: 1910

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Blackman Burton Relation to maker: Great grandaughter
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2008 Actions: removed from frame, cleaned, mounted on acid-free board
Exhibitions:	Title: Recent Accessions Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr., 1987 Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: A Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
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Object Details