Ann Flower, 1763. #SA000220

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Ann Flower, 1763

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000220
Maker:	Ann Flower
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1763
Decade Made:	1760-1769
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1958.2226
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Coat of Arms

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

8.00 H x 8.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.70 H x 12.70 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Garland
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Text medium:

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Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Floral and plant, Human made object, scrollwork and acanthus leaves

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Silk right and left edges seem to be grosgrain type rib

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Metal metal is silver

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

Ribbon

Stitch Types:

Long and short, Satin, Stem, metal threads are couched

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	inscription on back of object, initials AF also stitched in design
Birthdate:	Winterthur files
Birth Location:	City: Philadelphia County: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania
Death Date:	ancestry.com family trees
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
	Philadelphia county Pennsylvania wills 1682-1819	Philadelphia county Pennsylvania wills 1682-1819	Philadelphia county Pennsylvania wills 1682-1819
Marriages:
	Spouse: Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940	Birth: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915	Death: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
	Date: Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940	Place: Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940

Children:

Mary Wheeler	Birth: Nov. 4, 1768	Death: Dec. 14, 1815
Enoch Wheeler	Birth: Apr. 1, 1767	Death: Feb. 1, 1843
Elizabeth Wheeler	Birth: Nov. 15, 1771	Death: Aug. 29, 1774
Ann Wheeler	Birth: Sep. 30, 1774	Death: Oct. 17, 1774
Elizabeth Flower Wheeler	Birth: Nov. 8, 1776	Death: Jan. 8, 1829

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: M.E. Flower Relation to maker: uncertain 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: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, , p. 105 Date: 1995 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework Publication/Publisher: New York: Crown Publishers, p 137 Date: 1976

Object Details

Ann Flower, 1763

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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