Christian Williams, 1751. #SA000242

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Christian Williams, 1751

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000242
Maker:	Christian Williams
Maker Birthplace:	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
Year Made:	1751
Decade Made:	1750-1759
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1965.3080
Object Credit:	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:

16.50 H x 21.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

, Name and date within solid area.
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Christian Williams 1751

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object, Man holding flute in left hand with dog jumping toward him. Others: flowers, vines with berry, tree, squirrel, stag, berries.

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Stylized landscape with trees, flowers, human male, dog, stag, fruit, fox, birds

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness:
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool Unsure crewel wool thread

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

Paint, white paint on date (1751) and possibly stockings

Stitch Types:

Cross, Running, Straight, Tent

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
Birthdate:	Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
Birth Location:	City: Lebanon County: New London State: Connecticut
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	various family members were ministers
Parents:	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, tombstone	cemetery records
	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Birth: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Death: cemetery records
	Date: Early Connecticut Marriages	Place: Early Connecticut Marriages

Children:

John Salter

Birth: Jun. 18, 1768

Death: Jun. 6, 1831

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): Susan P. Schoelwer Title: Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, And Family, 1740-1840 Publication/Publisher: Connecticut Historical Society and Wesleyan University Press, p. 46 Date: 2010 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Vol. I Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf, p. 197 Date: 1993

Object Details