Hephzebah Baker, 1737. #SA000272

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Hephzebah Baker, 1737

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000272
Maker:	Hephzebah Baker
Maker Birthplace:	Massachusetts
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Year Made:	1737
Decade Made:	1730-1739
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1987.0060
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

18.20 H x 8.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Hephzebah this sample 8
Baker [???]  in the thir
of her age   teen year
             1737

Motifs/Symbols:

Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Domestic, house & yard, An urn of flowers at either side of the tree at the bottom of the piece.

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Half cross, Knotted, Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight, Bullions, herringbone, reversible cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object; Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birthdate:	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Death Date:	Record of spouse's second marriage
Death Location:	Massachusetts
Religion:	married in Protestant church
Parents:	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
	Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	ancestry.com family trees
Marriages:
	Spouse: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Birth: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988	Death: U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
	Date: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910	Place: Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children:

Joseph Stevens

Birth: Oct. 1, 1749

Death: 1803

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Plain & Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850 Publication/Publisher: Curious Works Press Date: 1995

Object Details