Mary Ann Hoover, 1818. #SA000244

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Mary Ann Hoover, 1818

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000244
Maker:	Mary Ann Hoover
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1818
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1967.1717
Object Credit:	Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square muslin-wrObject is on a modern, apped mat board an

Object Dimensions:

21 H x 21.37 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

My Life I would renew
Devote O Lord to thee
And In thy Service I would
spend a Long Eternity

Mary Ann
Hoo
ver
her
work
In her
[ ]th Year 1818

Give me a Calm a thank
ful heart From Every
Murmur Free the Blessing
Of thy Grace Impart and
Make Me Live to thee

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house & yard,

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Satin, Stem

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	sampler
Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Henry Francis du Pont Relation to maker: none
Conservation:	Conservator: Wintethur Museum Date: Actions: Other actions: The sampler is mounted on modern, muslin-wrapped mat board and not framed. All four edges have a portion of the original tape to which the sampler is sewn.
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
Literature:	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, pp. 12-13. Date: 2005 Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, Vol. II Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf, p. 368 Date: 1993 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Recent Discoveries About Philadelphia Samplers Publication/Publisher: The Magazine Antiques, 136, pp. 1334-1343 Date: Dec. 1989

Object Details