Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Sarah R. Vandegrift, 1841
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000232 |
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| Maker: | Sarah Ruth Vandegrift |
| Maker Birthplace: | St. George's Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | New Castle County, Delaware |
| Year Made: | 1841 |
| Decade Made: | 1840-1849 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1961.0500.002 |
| Object Credit: | Museum purchase |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler, Square with hemmed edges | |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | |
| Shape: | Mostly square | |
| Object Dimensions: | 8.75 H x 8.625 W (inches) | |
| Framed Dimensions: | There is no frame. | |
| Borders: | None | |
| Decorative Bands: | None | |
| Dividing Lines: | 8 | |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | |
| Text types: | Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature | |
| Text medium: | Stitched | |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | ||
| Scenes/Pictures: | None | |
| Ground: | Linen | |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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| Thread: | Silk not cotton | |
| Thread Colors Front: | Green, Orange, Tan | |
| Thread Condition: |
Text: Slight loss |
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| Other Materials: | None | |
| Stitch Types: | Cross, Eyelet, Irish, Rice, Satin | |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
object, Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912
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| Birthdate: |
tombstone | ||
| Birth Location: |
Ancestry.com family record online County: Ancestry.com family record online State Ancestry.com family record online
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| Death Date: |
tombstone
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| Death Location: |
cemetery records | ||
| Religion: |
buried in Protestant Churchyard | ||
| Parents: |
Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961 | tombstone | cemetery records |
Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961
| cemetery records, Ancestry.com family record online | tombstone | |
| Marriages: | |||
| Spouse:
Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 | Birth:
cemetery records | Death:
gravestone, Old Drawyers Church Cemetery, Odessa, DE | |
| Date:
Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 | Place:
Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912 |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: Mrs. W. Edward Wright |
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