Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Margaret Rourke, c. 1754
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000273 |
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| Maker: | Margaret Rourke |
| Maker Birthplace: | Unknown |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | possibly Pennsylvania |
| Year Made: | c. 1754 |
| Decade Made: | 1750-1759 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1987.0135 |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Embroidered Picture or Scene |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery |
| Shape: | Tall rectangle |
| Object Dimensions: | 17.10 H x 16.00 W (inches) |
| Framed Dimensions: | 20.00 H x 18.70 W (inches) |
| Borders: | None |
| Decorative Bands: | None |
| Dividing Lines: | None |
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Cartouches: No |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant |
| Scenes/Pictures: | Landscape |
| Ground: | Silk |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Stained Spotted Loss: none noted |
| Thread: | Silk Unsure unable to discern if other thread type |
| Thread Colors Front: | Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White |
| Thread Condition: |
Borders: Intact Symbols: Intact |
| Other Materials: | Unsure, possibly beads for eyes of lion and leopard |
| Stitch Types: | Straight, am listing the stitches I think were used, but not able to be 100% sure |
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Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
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| Birth Name: |
Colonial families of Philadelphia (Volume 2)by John Woolf Jordan
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| Birthdate: |
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 | ||
| Birth Location: |
City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
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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: |
Married in Protestant church, buried in Quaker graveyard, death record says she was not a member | ||
| Parents: |
Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821 | ancestry.com family trees | ancestry.com family trees |
ancestry.com family trees
| ancestry.com family trees | Death: | |
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| Spouse: Thomas Callender | Birth: | Death:
Colonial families of Philadelphia (Volume 2)by John Woolf Jordan | |
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Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821 | Place:
Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821 |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | Name: William L. Wool, Jr |
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| Conservation: | |
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| Literature: |
Author(s): Betty Ring |
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