E. S. Sefford, n.d.. #SA000215

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E. S. Sefford, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000215
Maker:	E. S. Sefford
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1957.0783
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis Du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery watercolor

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.00 H x 18.20 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.10 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

, Memorial, list of Revolutionary War battles in NJ, memorial to George Washington

Text medium:

Handwritten

Click to View Text Transcription:

Trenton Princeton Monmouth Yorktown

Pater Patriae

Sacred to the Memory of the
    truly Illustrious
 George Washington, Renown'd
in War, Great in the Senate, & possessed of every Qualification
to render him worthy the Title of  
   Great and Good.

E.S. Sefford

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Allegorical or symbolic, Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Metal

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Pink, Rust, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint

Stitch Types:

Knotted, Long and short, Satin, Straight, couching stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
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	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: With Cunning Needle: Four Centuries of Embroidery Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Sep. 3, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Winterthur Museum Title: With Cunning Needle: Four Centuries of Embroidery Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Museum (exhibition catalog), p.6. Date: 2011 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, p. 200 Date: 1995 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, p. 186 Date: 1977

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E. S. Sefford, n.d.

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