Sampler Archive ID: | SA000204 |
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Maker: | Mary Adams |
Maker Birthplace: | Massachusetts |
Maker Age: | years |
Place Made: | |
Year Made: | 1772 |
Decade Made: | 1770-1779 |
Owner: | DAR Museum |
Accession Number: | 94.1.1 |
Object Credit: | Gift of Edith Pike Wingate Norton |
Contributor: | DAR Museum |
Object type: | Sampler | ||
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Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | ||
Shape: | Tall rectangle | ||
Object Dimensions: | 17.20 H x 12.00 W (inches) | ||
Framed Dimensions: | 18.50 H x 13.00 W (inches) | ||
Borders: | None | ||
Decorative Bands: | 1 | ||
Dividing Lines: | 16 | ||
Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | ||
Text types: | Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism | ||
Text medium: | Stitched | ||
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Motifs/Symbols: | Celestial, Indeterminate motifs after alphabet 7 | ||
Scenes/Pictures: | None | ||
Ground: | Linen | ||
Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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Thread: | Silk | ||
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Thread Condition: |
Text: Intact Symbols: Intact |
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Other Materials: | None | ||
Stitch Types: | Cross, Eyelet, Half cross, Satin | ||
Thread Count: |
Vertical: 34 Horizontal: 36 |
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Birth Location: |
City: unknown County: unknown State Family history
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Death Date: | |||
Death Location: | uncertain | ||
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Mother: uncertain | Birth: | Death: |
Father: uncertain | Birth: | Death: | |
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Previous Owners: | Name: Edith Pike Wingate Norton |
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Conservation: |
Conservator: Cynthia Gompert |
Exhibitions: |
Title: Creating the Ideal Home, 1800-1939: Comfort and Convenience in America Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 4, 2013 – Aug. 8, 2015 |
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