Jane Simons, 1737. #SA000250

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Jane Simons, 1737

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000250
Maker:	Jane Simons
Maker Birthplace:	Possibly Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Possibly Oyster Bay, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
Year Made:	1737
Decade Made:	1730-1739
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1975.0040
Object Credit:	Museum purchase
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

20.90 H x 8.31 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

23.30 H x 11.10 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Jane Simons her sampler
made in the tenth year of
her age 1737

The Gracio
[u]s God did giver time
to do ths work you se
e that others mayd lar
n the same when I shall c
ease to be

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Moderate loss
Text: Moderate loss
Symbols: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Hemstitch, Irish, Running, Satin, Straight, Cross stitch variations, Alternating Double Backstitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	calculated from object: "In the tenth year of her age"
Birth Location:	Information from previous owner, dealer in Oyster Bay, NY County: Information from previous owner, dealer in Oyster Bay, NY State Information from previous owner, dealer in Oyster Bay, NY
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: James Abbe, Jr. 45 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, N.Y Relation to maker: none/dealer
Conservation:	None Conservator: Winterthur Museum Date: July 1979 Actions: Other actions: remounted by Conservation in July 1979
Exhibitions:	Title: With Cunning Needle: Four Centuries of Embroidery Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Sep. 3, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012
Literature:	Author(s): Winterthur Museum Title: With Cunning Needle: Four Centuries of Embroidery Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Museum (exhibition catalog) Date: 2011 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, plate 3 Date: 1995 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850 Publication/Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, p. 4 Date: 1977 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework Publication/Publisher: New York: Crown Publishers, p. 11 Date: 1976

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Jane Simons, 1737

Physical Characteristics

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