Object Details
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Image courtesy of Winterthur Museum |
Sarah Catharine Skinner, c. 1813
| Sampler Archive ID: | SA000284 |
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| Maker: | Sarah Catharine Skinner |
| Maker Birthplace: | West Liberty, Ohio County, Virginia |
| Maker Age: | years |
| Place Made: | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
| School/Teacher: | Miss Sarah Maltby's School |
| Year Made: | c. 1813 |
| Decade Made: | 1810-1819 |
| Owner: | Winterthur Museum |
| Accession Number: | 1991.0046 |
| Contributor: | Winterthur Museum |
Physical Characteristics
| Object type: | Memorial or Mourning Picture, Embroidered Picture or Scene | |
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| Needlework techniques: | Embroidery | |
| Shape: | Wide rectangle | |
| Object Dimensions: | 18.30 H x 24.70 W (inches) | |
| Framed Dimensions: | 25.50 H x 31.50 W (inches) | |
| Borders: | None | |
| Decorative Bands: | None | |
| Dividing Lines: | None | |
| Enclosures: |
Cartouches: No | |
| Text types: | Personal name, Other, etched title | |
| Text medium: | Printed | |
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| Motifs/Symbols: | Animals, Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human figure, Human made object | |
| Scenes/Pictures: | Allegorical or symbolic, Landscape, Literary, Mourning or memorial, George Washington being painted on a canvas | |
| Ground: | Silk | |
| Ground Condition: |
Wear: Cleanliness: Clean Loss: none noted |
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| Thread: | Silk Unsure chenille | |
| Thread Colors Front: | Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Rust, Tan | |
| Thread Condition: |
Symbols: Intact |
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| Other Materials: | Paint | |
| Stitch Types: | Straight, lamb could be chain or split, impossible to see individual stitches. | |
| Thread Count: |
Vertical: Horizontal: |
Maker History
Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."
Sources for unlinked items are coming soon.
| Birth Name: |
attached label to back of original frame
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| Birthdate: |
cemetery records | ||
| Birth Location: |
cemetery records County: Ohio State cemetery records
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| Death Date: |
cemetery records
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| Death Location: |
cemetery records | ||
| Religion: |
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [entry for her husband who was born in MA] | ||
| Parents: |
Ohio Marriages, 1789-1898 | cemetery records | cemetery records |
http://skinnerkinsmen.org/SKU/SKU03_2/03_2zink.html
| cemetery records | cemetery records | |
| Marriages: | |||
| Spouse:
Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 | Birth:
Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 | Death:
Mound Cemetery records, Marietta, Ohio | |
| Date:
Ohio Marriages, 1789-1898 | Place:
Ohio Marriages, 1789-1898 |
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Object History
| Previous Owners: | |
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| Conservation: | |
| Exhibitions: |
Title: With Cunning Needle: Four Centuries of Embroidery Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Sep. 3, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012 |
| Literature: |
Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan |
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