Elizabeth Lane, 1817. #SA000216

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Elizabeth Lane, 1817

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000216
Maker:	Elizabeth Lane
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1817
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1957.0784
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Memorial or Mourning Picture

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.20 H x 17.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

19.10 H x 22.10 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Memorial, Title

Text medium:

Printed

Click to View Text Transcription:

IN MEMORY~of~WASHINGTON. Elizabeth Lane fecit 1817

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object, headstone with urn

Scenes/Pictures:

Mourning or memorial

Ground:

Unsure Probably silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Unsure Possibly chenille

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Paint, Ink, Unsure, Unsure if faces are painted on fabric or paper

Stitch Types:

, photo resolution not clear enough

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Winterthur Museum Permanent Display Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: ongoing
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework Publication/Publisher: New York: Crown Publishers, pp. 100-101 Date: 1976

Object Details