E. A. Townsend, 1835. #SA000252

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E. A. Townsend, 1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000252
Maker:	Elizabeth Ann Townsend
Maker Birthplace:	Frederica, Kent County, Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
School/Teacher:	Mr. Samuel Bell's School
Year Made:	1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1977.0108
Object Credit:	Museum purchase
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

14.50 H x 15.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

18.30 H x 18.80 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Wreath, Octagon
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Biblical scripture, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

With all thy soul
Love God above
And as thy self
Thy neighbor love

E A Townsend 
1835

Motifs/Symbols:

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

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Seed

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, cemetery records
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	Winterthur catalog files County: Winterthur catalog files State Winterthur catalog files
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	cemetery records
Parents:	http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dckahhan&id=I10319	http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dckahhan&id=I10319	cemetery records
	cemetery records	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: census records	Birth: cemetery records	Death: census records
	Date: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dckahhan&id=I10319	Place:

Children:

Elizabeth Catherine Whiteley	Birth: Jul. 21, 1842	Death: Dec. 27, 1916
Benjamin Whiteley	Birth: Sep. 11, 1844	Death: Sep. 26, 1908
Madaline Whiteley	Birth: Mar. 29, 1847	Death: Oct. 8, 1856

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Winterthur Museum Permanent Display Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: ongoing
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Delaware Samplers Publication/Publisher: Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue, p. 57 Date: 1985

Object Details

E. A. Townsend, 1835

Physical Characteristics

Maker History

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