Priscilla Allen, 1746. #SA000234

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Priscilla Allen, 1746

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000234
Maker:	Priscilla Allen
Maker Birthplace:	Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1746
Decade Made:	1740-1749
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1962.0588
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

20.50 H x 14.70 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, there is an area at the bottom of the scene that sets apart the lettering
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

PRISCILLA ALLEN DAUGHTER TO MR BENIAMIN ALLEN AND M[RS] ELISBETH ALLEN BOSTON JULY THE 20 1746

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, 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: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red, Rust, White

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Knotted, Tent, Back

Thread Count:

Vertical: 21
Horizontal: 22

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Ancestry.com Ayers Family Tree
Birth Location:	Ancestry.com Ayers Family Tree County: Ancestry.com Ayers Family Tree State Ancestry.com Ayers Family Tree
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	daughter of a Protestant minister, married a minster
Parents:	Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	http://capecodgenes.com/web%20cards/ps01/ps01_395.html.	Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams, Showing Mayflower Lines Never Before Published from Myles Standish, John Alden, William Mullines and Thomas Rogers
	object, Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams, Showing Mayflower Lines Never Before Published from Myles Standish, John Alden, William Mullines and Thomas Rogers.	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	tombstone
Marriages:
	Spouse: Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907	Birth: Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Death: tombstone
	Date: Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907	Place:

Children:

Benjamin Allen Upham	Birth: Feb. 5, 1756	Death: 1794
Achsah Jordan (adopted niece)	Birth: c. 1745	Death: 1801

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Needles & Haystacks: Pastoral Imagery in American Needlework Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Oct. 8, 2005 – Jan. 22, 2006 Title: Needles & Haystacks: Pastoral Imagery in American Needlework from the Winterthur Collection Host: Concord Museum Location: Concord, MA Date: Oct. 3, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007 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. 85 Date: 2012 Author(s): Winterthur Museum Title: Needles & Haystacks: Pastoral Imagery in American Needlework Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Museum (exhibition catalog) Date: 2005 Author(s): Linda Eaton Title: Needles & Haystacks: Pastoral Imagery in American Needlework Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Magazine, p. 13. Date: Fall 2005 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, p. 62 Date: 1995 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf, p. 46 Date: 1993 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