Catharin Martin, 1835. #SA000254

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Catharin Martin, 1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000254
Maker:	Catharine Martin
Maker Birthplace:	Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Probably Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1981.0006
Object Credit:	Museum purchase
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.75 H x 12.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Catharin Martin Sampler worked in the 17th year of her age AD 1835 x JM

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Celestial, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Overcast stitch around 3 sides on edge

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, cemetery records
Birthdate:	object, cemetery records
Birth Location:	cemetery records County: cemetery records State cemetery records
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904, census records	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904
	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904	Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio Author: Danner, John Publication: B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1904
Marriages:
	Spouse: Mary Jane MARTIN 1845-1919 ancestors and descendantshttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnclem03&id=I515	Birth: cemetery records	Death: cemetery records
	Date: before 1838	Place:

Children:

Sarah Johnson	Birth: Jan. 1, 1838	Death: Apr. 26, 1914
John W. Johnson	Birth: Mar. 26, 1841	Death: Mar. 27, 1920
Francis Johnson	Birth: 1844	Death:
Mary E. Johnson	Birth: 1849	Death:
Catherine E. Johnson	Birth: 1853	Death: Sep. 23, 1866
Ellen M. Johnson	Birth: Dec. 12, 1857	Death: Jun. 3, 1902

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press, p. 133 Date: 1995 Author(s): Swan, Susan Burrows Title: New Samplers Reflect Their Culture and Time Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Newsletter Date: Fall, 1981

Object Details