Celestia Mary Combs, 1816. #SA000208

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Celestia Mary Combs, 1816

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000208
Maker:	Celestia Mary Combs
Maker Birthplace:	St Marys County, Maryland
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Washington, District of Colombia
School/Teacher:	The Young Ladies Academy [now known as Georgetown Visitation]
Year Made:	1816
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	98.80
Object Credit:	Museum purchase M. Finkel and Daughter
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

22.00 H x 16.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

26.00 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

[?]
[?] lay your [?]
[?] heed [?]
[?]oss & Manger
[?] your Saviors
[?] there
my slumbers [?]
[?] be

JHS

Like reflections [?]
O Hail Cross my [?]
Hope. O Mary make
my [?]ear[?] burn[?]
ing Christ my God
Mother of divine grace
make me your child
Behold your Mother

Celestia Mary Combs's work done
at the Young Ladies Academy
George Town A.D. 1816 in the 13th
year of her age

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Human made object, Religious

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Red, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Considerable loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Long and short, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical: 30
Horizontal: 33

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	based on info on the object
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: family records State family records
Death Date:	National Intelligencer Newspaper abstracts 1834-1835
Death Location:	National Intelligencer Newspaper abstracts 1834-1835
Religion:	School records for Georgetown Visitation
Parents:	Ancestry family tree	family records	family records
	School records for Georgetown Visitation	Ancestry family tree	Ancestry family tree
Marriages:
	Spouse: Maryland Marriages 1655 -1850	Birth: Columbia's Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of Columbia	Death: Columbia's Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of Columbia
	Date: Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850	Place: Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: M. Finkel and Daughter Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 1999 Actions: mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	Title: Telling Their Stories: 19th Century Samplers and Silk Needlework Host: DAR Museum Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Apr. 11, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008
Literature:	Author(s): Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Columbia's Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of Columbia Publication/Publisher: Chesapeake Book Company Date: 2013

Object Details