Sarah Wistar, 1752 (1). #SA000236

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Sarah Wistar, 1752 (1)

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000236
Maker:	Sarah Wistar
Maker Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Ann Marsh's School
Year Made:	1752
Decade Made:	1750-1759
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1964.0120.001
Object Credit:	Museum purchase
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

9.50 H x 7.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

11.70 H x 9.25 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

, , Transfer of ownership, on backboard

Text medium:

Handwritten

Click to View Text Transcription:

The gift of Sarah Wistar to her great Neice [sic]
Catharine Wistar  1789  Worked in the year 1752

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard, Bird in a tree with a rabbit on the ground underneath. Lots of flowers.

Ground:

Unsure

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Unsure, possible bead for bird's eye

Stitch Types:

Knotted, Long and short, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	family genealogy information written on backboard of object
Birthdate:	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896. Also, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. And, Ancestry.com family records online
Birth Location:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 County: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 State U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Death Date:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Also, A Genealogy of the Desce
Death Location:
Religion:	U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Parents:	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896. Also, Ancestry.com Boehm Family Record	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896. Also, Ancestry.com Boehm Family Record
	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896	A Genealogy of the Descendants of Caspar Wistar, Emigrant in 1717 - by Richard Wistar Davids, 1896	Ancestry.com Boehm Family Record
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Catharine Wistar Relation to maker: great niece Name: Fanny Wistar Scott Relation to maker: uncertainNone
Conservation:	Conservator: Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE Date: Actions: Other actions: The picture and backboard were interleaved with wool flannel to protect the silkwork from the wood. Genealogical information was inscribed on the backboard.
Exhibitions:	Title: Who's Your Daddy? Families in Early American Needlework Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Oct. 4, 2008 â€“ Aug. 7, 2009
Literature:	Author(s): Linda Eaton Title: Needlework and Their Frames: Multimedia Objects Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Primer, Antiques and Fine Art, p. 268 Date: 2014 Author(s): Jack L. Lindsey Title: Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758 Publication/Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art, p. 224. Date: 1999 Author(s): Winterthur Museum Title: Who's Your Daddy? Families in Early American Needlework Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Museum (exhibition catalog) Date: 2008 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, p. 82 Date: 1995 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, p. 80 Date: 1977

Object Details