Annie C. Smith, c. 1848. #SA000290

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Annie C. Smith, c. 1848

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000290
Maker:	Annie C. Smith
Maker Birthplace:	Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	possibly Newcastle County, Delaware
Year Made:	c. 1848
Decade Made:	1840-1849
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1993.0049
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

Object Dimensions:

12.5 H x 12.5 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Annie C. Smith in her 11 Year

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Unsure Contains vertical lines (could it be Penelope Canv

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Wool

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Rust

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Moderate loss

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Cross over one and two.

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Delaware
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:
Religion:	burial in Presbyterian cemetery
Parents:	Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan	Birth: 1815	Delaware Death records
	Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan	Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan	Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania By John W. Jordan
Marriages:
	Spouse: Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families ... By Charles Henry Browning	Birth: Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families ... By Charles Henry Browning	Death: Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003
	Date: census records	Place:

Children:

John William Proudfit	Birth: Aug. 7, 1867	Death: Nov. 3, 1903
Mary Couper Proudfit	Birth: 1870	Death:
Alexander Couper Proudfit	Birth: 1872	Death: 1942
Esther Couper Proudfit	Birth:	Death:
Ellen Couper Proudfit	Birth:	Death:

Previous Owners:	Name: LEO ARONS Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:
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Object Details