Louisa Benson, 1823. #SA000195

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Louisa Benson, 1823

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000195
Maker:	Louisa Benson
Maker Birthplace:	Marcellus, Onandaga County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Owasco, Cayuga County, New York
Year Made:	1823
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	87.95.194
Object Credit:	Gift of Mildred C. Brown
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

13.00 H x 13.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

15.50 H x 15.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Memorial, Information about death of maker on paper label under stitched weeping willow.

Text medium:

Stitched Printed

Click to View Text Transcription:

Louisa Benson
[unreadable word letters appear to be Maroe] Nov 1
aged 16            LB

[unreadable poem]
_________To Prove
my love now many w
ay __________

Louisa Benson
Died 14 march
1824
Aged 17 years & 3 months

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 22
Horizontal: 30

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Collections of the Maine Historical Society Maine Historical Society, 1897
Birth Location:	Collections of the Maine Historical Society Maine Historical Society, 1897 County: Collections of the Maine Historical Society Maine Historical Society, 1897 State Collections of the Maine Historical Society Maine Historical Society, 1897
Death Date:	object, Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	unknown
Parents:	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York
	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York	Owasco cemetary records, Onondaga County New York
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mildred C. Brown Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: Actions: 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
Literature:

Object Details