Ann Eliza Wilbur, 1861. #SA000203

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Ann Eliza Wilbur, 1861

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000203
Maker:	Ann Eliza Wilbur
Maker Birthplace:	East Chatham, Columbia County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Massachusetts
Year Made:	1861
Decade Made:	1860-1869
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	91.337
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery Berlin work

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

8.50 H x 12.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

17.50 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal initials, Date

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

LB

LB

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen Congress cloth

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Half cross, Straight, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical: 23
Horizontal: 26

Maker History

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Birth Name:	DAR Lineage, cemetery records
Birthdate:	DAR lineage, cemetery records
Birth Location:	DAR lineage, cemetery records County: Columbia State DAR lineage, cemetery records
Death Date:	cemetery records,Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
Death Location:	cemetery records, Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	DAR lineage,Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915	family history	family history
	DAR Lineage, Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915	DAR Lineage	DAR lineage
Marriages:
	Spouse: DAR lineage, cemetery records Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA	Birth: cemetery records Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA	Death: cemetery records Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
	Date: March 25,1847	Place:

Children:

Grace Amandy Prentice	Birth: Sep. 18, 1851	Death: Dec. 28, 1913
Marie E. Prentice	Birth: Nov. 1, 1853	Death:
Nancy Etta Prentice	Birth: Sep. 1863	Death: 1937
Frank Howard Prentice	Birth: Feb. 10, 1865	Death: Feb. 18, 1887

Previous Owners:	Name: Ann Eliza Wilber Prentice Relation to maker: maker
Conservation:	Conservator: Julia Brennan Date: 2000 Actions: mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: As Centuries Turn... Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 13, 2000 – Oct. 15, 2000
Literature:

Object Details