Artridge Priscilla Jackson, 1829. #SA000209

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Artridge Priscilla Jackson, 1829

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000209
Maker:	Artridge Pricilla Jackson
Maker Birthplace:	Washington, District of Columbia
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Washington, District of Colombia
Year Made:	1829
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	DAR Museum
Accession Number:	99.35
Object Credit:	Museum purchase Weschler's Auction
Contributor:	DAR Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.20 H x 17.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

22.00 H x 21.70 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Click to View Text Transcription:

Artridge Priscilla Jackson sampler

Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand
As the first efforts of an infant hand
And may my humble Piety for eve prove
The true effects of my dear Saviour love

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

GEORGETOWN JULY 20 1829

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 38
Horizontal: 36

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetary records Glenwood cemetary Washington, District of Columbia
Birth Location:	tombstone County: unknown State tombstone
Death Date:	cemetary records Glenwood cemetary Washington District of Columbia
Death Location:	cemetary records Glenwood cemetary Washington District of Columbia
Religion:	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Parents:	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pa	Birth:	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pa
	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pennsylvania	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pennsylvania	Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pa
Marriages:
	Spouse: Cyrus Waters	Birth: National Intelligencer obituary	Death: Proceedings of the sesqui-centennial gathering of the descendants of Isaac and Ann Jackson, at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., Pa
	Date: Washington D.C. Marriages	Place: Washington D.C. Marriages

Children:

Ann Plummer Waters	Birth:	Death:
Joseph Jackson Waters	Birth: Feb. 4, 1847	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Weschler's Auction Relation to maker: none [dealer]
Conservation:	Conservator: Cynthia Gompert Date: 2000 Actions: cleaned, mounted on acid-free board, reframed
Exhibitions:	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 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): Complied by Staff Title: Celebrating Home and Country Publication/Publisher: American Spirit Magazine, pp. 28-33 Date: Mar./Apr. 2005

Object Details