Hannah McIntier, 1790. #SA000288

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Hannah McIntier, 1790

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000288
Maker:	Hannah McIntire
Maker Birthplace:	White Clay Creek, New Castle County, Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Delaware
Year Made:	1790
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1993.0046
Object Credit:	Please Contact Winterthur Registrar's Office for Credit Line
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

17.25 H x 13 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Garland, Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

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

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Youth tho' yet no losses grieve you
   Gay in health and many a grace
Let not cloudless skies deceive you
    Summer gives to atumn place
On the tree of life eternal
    Mayst all thy hopes be stay'd,
Which alone forever vernal
  Bears the leaves that never fade

Hannah McIntier s fampler
made in August 3 AD 1790
in the Eleventh year of her
           Age

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Heart, diamond, strawberries, grapes(?)

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Straight, Wrapped back stitch or stem stitch to outline the leaves, Detached buttonhole strawberries?

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

Sources for the following information may be viewed by clicking on the links."

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object dated 1790, says made at age 11
Birth Location:	Winterthur records County: Winterthur records State marriage records
Death Date:	Winterthur files
Death Location:
Religion:	Parents were Presbyterian.
Parents:	Winterthur files	Birth:	Death:
	Winterthur files	Winterthur files	Winterthur files
Marriages:
	Spouse: Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919	Birth: Cemetery records, New Castle Presbyterian Cemetery, Delaware	Death: Cemetery records, New Castle Presbyterian Cemetery, Delaware
	Date: Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919	Place: Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919

Children:

James Couper	Birth: Oct. 3, 1803	Death: Aug. 12, 1865
Samuel McIntire Couper	Birth: Oct. 17, 1804	Death: Jul. 11, 1886
William Couper	Birth: Sep. 9, 1806	Death: Nov. 25, 1874
Ann Jane Couper	Birth: Oct. 1, 1812	Death: Jun. 14, 1877
Mary Couper	Birth: 1815	Death: Mar. 23, 1899

Previous Owners:
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Linda Eaton Title: Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection Publication/Publisher: Abrams Books Date: 2007 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Delaware Samplers Publication/Publisher: Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue Date: 1985

Object Details