Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Anna Green, 1741
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000265 |
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| Maker: | Anna Green |
| Maker Birthplace: | Boston, Boston County, Massachusetts |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | Massachusetts/New Hampshire |
| Year Made: | 1741 |
| Decade Made: | 1740-1749 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1985.0112 |
| Object Credit: | Please Contact Winterthur Registrar's Office for Credit Line |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Sampler | ||
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | ||
| Shape: | Tall rectangle | ||
| Object Dimensions: | 20.20 H x 7.75 W (inches) | ||
| Framed Dimensions: | H x W (inches) | ||
| Borders: | None | ||
| Decorative Bands: | 9 | ||
| Dividing Lines: | 14 | ||
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | ||
| Text types: | Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Maker signature | ||
| Text medium: | Stitched | ||
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| Motifs/Symbols: | Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric, Human made object, Crowns | ||
| Scenes/Pictures: | None | ||
| Ground: | Linen | ||
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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| Thread: | Silk | ||
| Thread Colors Front: | Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Rust, Tan | ||
| Thread Condition: |
Borders: Intact Text: Intact Symbols: Intact |
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| Other Materials: | Unsure, There could be beads in the blue motif at the bott | ||
| Stitch Types: | Straight, Can't determine stitches used in the decorative band at the bottom. Stitches in the blue diamond ne | ||
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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| Birthdate: |
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 | ||
| Birth Location: |
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 County: Boston State Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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| Death Date: |
U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
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| Death Location: |
U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 | ||
| Religion: |
Uncertain | ||
| Parents: |
Samuel H. Green, Percival and Ellen Green, (Privately Published in 1897), http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/greenfhr.html | Samuel H. Green, Percival and Ellen Green, (Privately Published in 1897), http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/greenfhr.html | U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 |
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
| Samuel H. Green, Percival and Ellen Green, (Privately Published in 1897),http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/greenfhr.html | Samuel H. Green, Percival and Ellen Green, (Privately Published in 1897), http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/greenfhr.html | |
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| Spouse:
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 | Birth:
Diary of Anna Green Winslow: A Boston School Girl of 1771 Anna Green Winslow, Alice Morse Earle 1894 | Death:
Samuel H. Green, Percival and Ellen Green, (Privately Published in 1897), http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/greenfhr.html | |
| Date:
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 | Place:
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 |
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Object History
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| Conservation: | |
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| Literature: |
Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Author(s): Betty Ring |
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