Elisabeth Waner, 1817-1820. #SA000253

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Elisabeth Waner, 1817-1820

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000253
Maker:	Elisabeth Waner
Maker Birthplace:	Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Possibly Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1817-1820
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1980.0060
Object Credit:	Museum purchase
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 16.30 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

None

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Maker signature, OEHBDDE - stands for O edel Herz bedenk dein End" or "O noble heart, bethink your end."

Text medium:

Stitched

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Elisabeth Waner  1820

OEHBDDE

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object, crowns, hearts, stars, wine goblet

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Herringbone

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:
Conservation:	None Conservator: Wintethur Museum Date: 1980 Actions: Other actions: reframed in 1980. Edges of fabric were stabilized with new whip stitching in pink silk.
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995 Author(s): Tandy Hersh, Charles Hersh Title: Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans Publication/Publisher: Date: 1991 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 Date: 1987 Author(s): Ellen J. Gehret Title: This Is the Way I Pass My Time Publication/Publisher: The Pennsylvania German Society Date: 1985 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: New Samplers Reflect Their Culture and Time Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Newsletter Date: Fall, 1981

Object Details