Mary Adams, 1772. #SA000204

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Mary Adams, 1772

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000204
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

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

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:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature, Motto or aphorism

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

MARY ADAMS HER SAMPLER BORN OC
TOBER 18 1759 AGED 13 YEARS ONE MONTH

IN ALL YOUR ACTIONS BE SINCERE YO
UR NEIGHBOUR LOVE YOUR GOD REV
ERE              MARY HOMAN [?]

Motifs/Symbols:

Celestial, Indeterminate motifs after alphabet 7

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Half cross, Satin

Thread Count:

Vertical: 34
Horizontal: 36

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Family history
Death Date:
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:
Parents:	Mother: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
	Father: uncertain	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Edith Pike Wingate Norton Relation to maker: Descendant
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1997 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board, reframed
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
Literature:

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Mary Adams, 1772

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