Mary Jennison, c. 1773. #SA000213

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Mary Jennison, c. 1773

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000213
Maker:	Mary Jennison
Maker Birthplace:	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
School/Teacher:	Possibly Samuel Blythe's School
Year Made:	c. 1773
Decade Made:	1770-1779
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1955.0137
Object Credit:	Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.50 H x 12.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

9.87 H x 14.80 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Text medium:

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Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Celestial, Floral and plant, Human figure, Clouds

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape,

Ground:

Linen Unsure

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Metal

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

Unsure, possibly beads on headress of woman

Stitch Types:

Straight, metallic thread couched, center of flowers in middle of scene, possibly french knots

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birthdate:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birth Location:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 County: Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 State Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Death Date:	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	grandfather was a Protestant minister.
Parents:	Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Marriages:
	Spouse: Jonathan Whipple	Birth:	Death:
	Date: December 25, 1776	Place:

Children:

Independance Whipple [twin]	Birth: Oct. 31, 1777	Death: Oct. 24, 1873
Liberty Whipple [twin]	Birth: Oct. 31, 1777	Death: Aug. 5, 1851
Nathaniel Whipple	Birth: May 29, 1779	Death: Sep. 8, 1786
Charles Horace Whipple	Birth: Mar. 21, 1781	Death: Jul. 28, 1859
Sophia Whipple	Birth: Mar. 19, 1783	Death: Jan. 26, 1859
William Jennison Whipple	Birth: May 28, 1787	Death: Nov. 4, 1850
Henry Whipple	Birth: Jun. 24, 1789	Death: Dec. 1, 1869
Mary [Polley] Jennison Whipple	Birth: Jun. 16, 1791	Death: Aug. 18, 1832
Martha [Patty] Whipple	Birth: Jul. 10, 1793	Death: Feb. 2, 1882
Olive Williard Whipple	Birth: Aug. 3, 1795	Death: Mar. 10, 1868
Horace Whipple	Birth: Oct. 18, 1797	Death: Nov. 2, 1798

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum Date: 1974 Actions: Other actions: The picture was removed from its old stretcher and was remounted on a double rag board covered with black cotton sateen. Black silk was placed under the piece, which was covered entirely with crepeline.
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf Date: 1993 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston Date: 1977

Object Details