Sarah Warren, 1748. #SA000233

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Sarah Warren, 1748

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000233
Maker:	Sarah Warren
Maker Birthplace:	Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1748
Decade Made:	1740-1749
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1962.0069
Object Credit:	Museum purchase with funds from Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

20.50 H x 45.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

25.30 H x 52.30 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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SARAH WARREN 1748

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Domestic, house & yard

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Beads, black beads used for eyes on human figures

Stitch Types:

Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birthdate:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birth Location:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 County: Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 State Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Death Date:	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Death Location:	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Religion:	Protestant
Parents:	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Birth: Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Death: Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
	Date: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Children:

Sarah Sever	Birth: Oct. 3, 1757	Death: Nov. 24, 1787
William Sever	Birth: Jun. 25, 1759	Death: Oct. 27, 1798
James Sever	Birth: Nov. 3, 1761	Death: Dec. 16, 1846
Ann Warren Sever	Birth: Sep. 25, 1763	Death: Jan. 19, 1788

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE Date: May 5, 1992 Actions: Other actions: The treatment on the object was completed on May 5, 1992. The purpose of the treatment was to remove the object from the frame and reframe it with original toned 4 ply mat. At one time there was one brass sconce at each side of frame with shell-shaped backplate, S- scrolled arms supporting drip pans and straight candle cups with molded rims (probably replacements). The sconces were removed at a later date.
Exhibitions:	Title: Winterthur Museum Permanent Display Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: ongoing
Literature:	Author(s): Pamela A. Parmal Title: Women's Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston Publication/Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, p. 86 Date: 2012 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf, p. 44 Date: 1993 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework Publication/Publisher: New York: Crown Publishers, p. 36 Date: 1976 Author(s): Nancy Graves Cabot Title: Engravings and Embroideries, The Source of Some Designs in the Fishing Lady Picture Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 40 (6), pp. 367-369 Date: 1941 Author(s): Nancy Graves Cabot Title: The Fishing Lady and Boston Common Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 40 (1), pp. 28-31. Date: 1941

Object Details