Elizabeth Taylor, 1785 (2). #SA000224

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Elizabeth Taylor, 1785 (2)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000224
Maker:	Elizabeth Taylor
Maker Birthplace:	Chester County County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Chester County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1785
Decade Made:	1780-1789
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1958.2762
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene, may be part of larger piece

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle vertical rectangle

Object Dimensions:

10.20 H x 8.25 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

12.20 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal initials, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

ET          MG
1785

            EM

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Long and short, Satin, Stem, Split - the stem/outline stitches are both with an "S" finish and with an "Z" finish

Thread Count:

Vertical: 45
Horizontal: 45

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birthdate:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.) State History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.)
Death Date:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Location:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Religion:	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.)	cemetery records	cemetery records
	Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.)	History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope L. H. Everts, 1881 - Chester County (Pa.)
Marriages:
	Spouse: Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Birth: ancestry.com family trees	Death: Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
	Date: Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935	Place: Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

Children:

William Pusey	Birth: Apr. 15, 1789	Death: Jul. 21, 1867
Jonathon Pusey	Birth: Dec. 18, 1793	Death: Oct. 12, 1820

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: John Marshall Phillips Relation to maker: great great grandson Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE Date: 1975 Actions: Other actions: Restoration record of 1975 indicates considerable fading. Examination of the back found a purple chest on the bird which has faded to near white on the front.
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework Publication/Publisher: New York: Crown Publishers, p. 84 Date: 1976 Author(s): Ethel Stanwood Bolton Title: Five Contemporary Samplers Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 14, p.42 Date: Jul-28

Object Details