Rachel Thaxter, 1796. #SA000239

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Rachel Thaxter, 1796

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000239
Maker:	Rachel Thaxter
Maker Birthplace:	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
School/Teacher:	Derby School (Lucy Lane, Preceptress)
Year Made:	1796
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1964.0841
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry F. du Bequest of Henry F. du Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Embroidered Picture or Scene

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.50 H x 9.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

9.50 H x 11.50 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

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Rachel Thaxter aged 12 years 1796

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Domestic, house & yard, House with outbuildings, people (2 couples and one single gentleman) walking about the grounds.

Ground:

Silk

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Rust, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Satin, Stem, Straight, couched on buildings

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:
Religion:
Parents:	Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
	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: 1850 Federal census records
	Date: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	Place: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children:

Rachel T. Jenkins	Birth: 1818	Death: Sep. 30, 1900
Maria Jenkins	Birth: 1819	Death: Apr. 13, 1892
Caroline Jenkins	Birth: 1821	Death: Oct. 25, 1893
William L. Jenkins	Birth: 1828	Death: Jan. 28, 1906

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Winterthur Museum Permanent Display Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Ongoing
Literature:	Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf, p. 155 Date: 1993 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: American Needlework Treasures, Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring Publication/Publisher: New York: E.P. Dutton with Museum of American Folk Art, p. 61 Date: 1987 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, pp 178-179 Date: 1977

Object Details