Object Details

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Jane Warwick, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID: SA000206
Maker: Jane Warwick
Maker Birthplace: Dunmore, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Maker Age: years
Place Made:
Year Made: Unknown
Decade Made: 1790-1799
Owner: DAR Museum
Accession Number: 96.5
Object Credit: Gift of Tamyzan Gatewood Dunlap
Contributor: DAR Museum


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Embroidered Picture or Scene
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Wide rectangle
Object Dimensions: H x W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: 24.00 H x 29.00 W (inches)
Borders: None
Decorative Bands: None
Dividing Lines: None
Enclosures:
Text types:
Text medium:
Motifs/Symbols: Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object
Scenes/Pictures: Landscape, Literary
Ground: Silk
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted
Thread: Silk Metal chenille
Thread Colors Front: Blue, Green, Tan, White
Thread Condition: Symbols: Intact
Other Materials: Paint
Stitch Types: Long and short, Satin, Straight, , couching
Thread Count: Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:
object
Birthdate:
Family Search International Genealogical Index
Birth Location:
City: Dunmore
County: Pocahontas
State: West Virginia
Death Date:
Family Search International Genealogical Index
Death Location: uncertain
Religion:
Uncertain
Parents:
The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III
The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III
The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III
The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III
cemetery records
cemetery records
Marriages:
Spouse:
Essex County Virginia probate records
Birth:
The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III
Death:
Essex County Virginia Probate records
Date:
Virginia Marriages 1660-1800
Place:
Virginia Marriages 1660-1800
Children:
Frances Warwick GatewoodBirth: 1800Death: 1863
Mary Jane GatewoodBirth: 1804Death: 1866
Samuel Vance GatewoodBirth: 1810Death: 1861

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Tamyzan Gatewood Dunlap
Relation to maker: Great, great, great, granddaughter

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860
Host: DAR Museum
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: Dec. 5, 1997 – May 4, 1998

Literature:

Author(s): Olive Blair Graffam
Title: Youth is the Time for Progress: The Importance Of American Schoolgirl Art, 1780-1860
Publication/Publisher: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Date: 1998

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