Emily C. Rawlings, n.d.. #SA000207

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Emily C. Rawlings, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000207
Maker:	Emily C. Rawlings
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Probably Baltimore, Probably Maryland
School/Teacher:	Martha & Francis Gardner (Allen, 2007)
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	97.24
Object Credit:	Museum purchase John L. Long Merry Oak Antiques
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.00 H x 16.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.20 H x 18.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Teach me to feel anothers woe
To hide the fault I see
That mercy I to others show
That mercy show to me

Emily C. Rawlings wrought this in (illeg.)

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 36
Horizontal: 32

Maker History

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

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: John L. Long Merry Oak Antiques Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1998 Actions: reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: Needles and Thread: Women's Handiwork, Men's Craftsmanship Host: Homewood House Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Sep. 6, 2001 – Nov. 25, 2001 Title: Home and Country: Quilts and Samplers from the DAR Museum Collection Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Oct. 8, 2004 – Apr. 30, 2005
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Object Details