Mary Imboden, 1832. #SA000194

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Mary Imboden, 1832

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000194
Maker:	Mary Imboden
Maker Birthplace:	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1832
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	87.95.193
Object Credit:	Gift of Mildred C. Brown
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.20 H x 8.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.20 H x 10.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

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Polly Imboden 
Daughter of Jacob 
and Christena Imbod

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 26
Horizontal: 25

Maker History

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Birth Name:	International Genealogical Index
Birthdate:	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: International Genealogical Index State International Genealogical Index
Death Date:	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company
Death Location:	Cemetary Records of Jerusalem Reformed and Lutheran Church Annvill PA
Religion:	cemetary records
Parents:	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911
	object	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911
Marriages:
	Spouse: Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Birth: Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Death:
	Date: Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America: Seventeen Branches Cornman Printing Company, 1911	Place:

Children:

Maria Imboden	Birth: Oct. 31, 1840	Death:
Henry Imboden	Birth: Dec. 1833	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mildred C. Brown Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1988 Actions: removed from frame, cleaned, reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: Mt. Walla: A Place on the James Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Jul. 18, 1988 – Jan. 8, 1989 Title: By, For, and Of the People: Folk Art and Americana at the DAR Museum Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 7, 2011 – Sep. 2, 2012
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Object Details