Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Ruth Bowers, 1802
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000258 |
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| Maker: | Ruth Bowers |
| Maker Birthplace: | Duck Creek [now Smyrna], Delaware |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware |
| School/Teacher: | Southern Boarding School |
| Year Made: | 1802 |
| Decade Made: | 1800-1809 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1982.0329 |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler | ||||
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery Ribbon border | ||||
| Shape: | Mostly square | ||||
| Object Dimensions: | 14.50 H x 14.00 W (inches) | ||||
| Framed Dimensions: | H x W (inches) | ||||
| Borders: | 1 | ||||
| Decorative Bands: | None | ||||
| Dividing Lines: | None | ||||
| Enclosures: |
Cartouche
Cartouches: Yes | ||||
| Text types: | Personal name, Personal initials, Place name, Date, Memorial, A title | ||||
| Text medium: | Stitched | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Thread: | Silk | ||||
| Thread Colors Front: | Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, White | ||||
| Thread Condition: |
Borders: Intact Text: Intact Symbols: Intact |
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| Other Materials: | Ribbon, Ribbon at outermost edge. | ||||
| Stitch Types: | Cross, some of the motfis - are there non-cross stitch examples? | ||||
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
object,U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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| Birthdate: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Birth Location: |
City: Duck Creek [now Smyrna] County: unknown State: Delaware
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| Death Date: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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| Death Location: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Religion: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Parents: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
| U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | |
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Object History
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| Literature: |
Author(s): Lynne Anderson, Gloria Seaman Allen Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan |
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