Victorine Delacroix, 1833. #SA000295

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Victorine Delacroix, 1833

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000295
Maker:	Victorine Delacroix
Maker Birthplace:	New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Deborah H. Mundall's Seminary
Year Made:	1833
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	1994.0109
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:

26.50 H x 23.50 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

H x W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouche, Lozenge
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

, Verse, Biblical scripture, Maker signature, school

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Spirit, Creator of mankind,
Come, visit every pious mind,
And sweetly let thy grace invade
Such hearts, O Lord, as thoust made.

The living fountain, fire and love,
The ghostly unction from above,
God,s sacred finger, which imparts
A seven-fold grace to faithful hearts

Victorine Delacroix
AD 1833

Wrought in
D H Mundalls
Seminary 110 sos
South Fifth Street
Philadelphia

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Human figure, Human made object, Religious, Flowers in 1 Vase, baskets, large central strawberry basket.

Scenes/Pictures:

Landscape, Lowest band - large trees on hillocs, birds dogs.

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo, Rice, Satin, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object,Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Birthdate:	census records
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Death Date:	Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Death Location:	Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Religion:	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Parents:	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
	Philadelphia City Directories	census records	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Marriages:

Children:

George D. Robinson	Birth: c. 1846	Death:
Victorie Robinson	Birth: c. 1846	Death:
Howard Okie Robinson	Birth: Jan. 21, 1849	Death: Jan. 8, 1907
Arthur Robinson	Birth: 1850	Death:
Irene Augusta Robinson	Birth: Apr. 20, 1856	Death: Feb. 22, 1942
Samuel Robinson	Birth: May 24, 1858	Death: Jun. 15, 1938

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