Mary Geyer, 1796. #SA000229

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Mary Geyer, 1796

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000229
Maker:	Mary Geyer
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1796
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1959.2942
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

21.50 H x 22.10 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Mary Geyers Work Done in the 14th Year of her Age

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard, top center - bird in flight; either side of that bird is an identical basket with flowers and vines; lower area is a large house on a hill surrounded

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Rust

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Satin, Stem, Straight, one border is sawtooth satin

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler
Birthdate:	c. 1783
Birth Location:	Winterthur catalog record for 1959.2942 County: Winterthur catalog record for 1959.2942 State Winterthur catalog record for 1959.2942
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:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE Date: Actions: Other actions: Silk tape probably once bordered entire needlework at edges, but it is worn away. Crepeline was used to protect weak areas. The sampler was stained in places by the original wood and paper backings
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Recent Discoveries About Philadelphia Samplers Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 136, pp. 1334-1343 Date: 1989

Object Details

Mary Geyer, 1796

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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