Tamar Bryant, 1793. #SA000291

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Tamar Bryant, 1793

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000291
Maker:	Tamar Bryant
Maker Birthplace:	Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Probably Delaware
Year Made:	1793
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1993.0091
Object Credit:	Please Contact Winterthur Registrar's Office for Credit Line
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

7.00 H x 10.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

7.75 H x 11.20 W (inches)

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Tamar Bryant Her Samplar 1793

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	cemetery records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: Delaware
Death Date:	cemetery records
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Uncertain
Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Winterthur files	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:
	Spouse: Daniel Haines	Birth:	Death:
	Date: uncertain	Place:

Children:

unknown male	Birth:	Death:
unknown male	Birth:	Death:
Maria Haines	Birth: Jan. 4, 1797	Death: Nov. 20, 1841
Ann Haines	Birth: Jul. 25, 1799	Death:
Sarah Haines	Birth: c. 1803	Death: Dec. 22, 1878
Susannah Haines	Birth: Mar. 5, 1808	Death:
Jessee Brion Haines	Birth: Aug. 23, 1810	Death:
Rebecca Hill Haines	Birth: Aug. 15, 1814	Death: May 23, 1891
John Brian Haines	Birth: Feb. 12, 1816	Death:
James Mann Haines	Birth: Aug. 1822	Death: Nov. 12, 1874

Previous Owners:	Name: Mary Rebecca Lewis Hess Ross Relation to maker: great granddaughter Name: Mary Ross Brown Relation to maker: granddaughter Name: Mrs. Edmond du Pont Relation to maker: none
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