Elizabeth Taylor, c. 1798. #SA000281

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Elizabeth Taylor, c. 1798

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000281
Maker:	Elizabeth Taylor
Maker Birthplace:	Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Mrs. Galligher's School
Year Made:	c. 1798
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1991.0006
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.50 H x 18.00 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Elisabeth Taylor a Daughter of James
and Elizabeth Taylors was born in
October 8 1789 and made this
Sampler in Mrss Gallighers School in
the 9 year of her age in the year

Dear Saviour oh What ails this Heart
sure tis of Stone it cannot smart
nor yet relent the Death of thee
Whose Death alone could ransom me
Can I behold thy Pain so great
Thy dying sighs thy bloody sweat
cants thou pour forth such streams
for me and I not drop one tear for 
thee This is Doctor Hand's House

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Diamonds; queen stich berries; trees with birds;house with windows

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

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

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Ribbon

Stitch Types:

Cross, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo, elongated cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object
Birth Location:	Winterthur files County: Winterthur files State Winterthur files
Death Date:
Death Location:
Religion:
Parents:	object	Birth:	Death:
	object	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Davis Beaumont	Birth:	Death:
	Date:	Place:

Children:

Elizabeth Townsend Beaumont

Birth: Jan. 21, 1824

Death: Dec. 17, 1922

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Oat Rockwell Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Who's Your Daddy? Families in Early American Needlework Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Oct. 4, 2008 – Aug. 7, 2009
Literature:	Author(s): Betty Ring Title: Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850 Vol. II Publication/Publisher: A. A. Knopf Date: 1993

Object Details