Maryanne Middleton, 1807. #SA000286

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Maryanne Middleton, 1807

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000286
Maker:	Maryanne Middleton
Maker Birthplace:	Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:
Year Made:	1807
Decade Made:	1800-1809
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1992.0005
Object Credit:	Please Contact Winterthur Registrar's Office for Credit Line
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square Related frame 1992.0005 B

Object Dimensions:

24.5 H x 23.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

See how the Lillies flourish white and fair!
See how the Ravens fed from heaven are!
Then ne'er distrust thy God for Cloth and bread
Whilst Lillies flourish and the Ravens fed

Maryanne Middletons
work in October the 7
1807

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Stained Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Chain, Eyelet, Long and short, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Straight, encroaching satin or flat stitch

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936 and cemetery records
Birth Location:	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936 County: State
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936
Religion:
Parents:	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936	cemetery records
	Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936, also Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971	cemetery records	cemetery records
Marriages:
	Spouse: Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936	Birth: Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936	Death: cemetery records Saint Georges Cemetery, Saint Georges, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
	Date: Little Known History of Newark Delaware and Its Environs by Francis A. Cooch The Press of Kells Newark Delaware 1936	Place: Delaware

Children:

Richard Tybout Maxwell	Birth: 1821	Death: Jan. 29, 1883
Elizabeth Cooch Maxwell	Birth: Nov. 23, 1822	Death: July 29, 1892

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Elizabeth Cooch Maxwell Tybout [1822-1892] Relation to maker: daughter Name: Emily Raymond Tybout Everett [1858-1935] Relation to maker: grandaughter Name: Marion Middleton Tybout Everett [1882-1977] Relation to maker: great granddaughter Name: Emily Tybout du Pont Smith Dupont [1913-1991 Relation to maker: great great niece Name: Elizabeth Everett Smith Bramwell [dates uncertain] Relation to maker: great, great, great niece
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