Sarah Talley, 1798. #SA000298

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Sarah Talley, 1798

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000298
Maker:	Sarah Talley
Maker Birthplace:	Delaware
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Delaware or Pennsylvania
School/Teacher:	Mary Sullivan School
Year Made:	1798
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	2000.0067
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Mostly square

Object Dimensions:

17.5 H x 17.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Amer*Talley*was*born*january*the91780
Sarah*Talley*was*born*december*th 181781
John*Talley*was*born*april*the*1*1784
Mary*Talley*was*born*november*101787
George*Talley*was*born*january*th 21793
Lydia*Talley*was*born*august*the 141795
Elihu*Talley*was*born*august*the 161795

Lord give me Wisdom to direct my Ways i beg
not riches nor yet The Length of Days

The time Will come and that
ere long When I shall 
sadly say I wish I had more 
Learning got and 
Minded Less My Play

S * Talley don this at MARY Sullivan school

Motifs/Symbols:

Animals, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Geometric

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Long arm cross, Queen or rococo, Satin, Stem, Straight, Herringbone, Double sided Italian cross

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, Winterthur files
Birthdate:	Family Data Collection – Births Ancestry.com
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware and their Descendants", by George A. Talley, 1899
Death Date:	Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
Death Location:	uncertain
Religion:	Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
Parents:	A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware and their Descendants", by George A. Talley, 1899	Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records	Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
	A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware and their Descendants", by George A. Talley, 1899	A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware and their Descendants", by George A. Talley, 1899	A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware and their Descendants", by George A. Talley, 1899
Marriages:
	Spouse: The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware: Descendants of John Grubb (1652-1708) from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall David N. Grubb D.N. Grubb, 2008	Birth: The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware: Descendants of John Grubb (1652-1708) from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall David N. Grubb D.N. Grubb, 2008	Death: The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware: Descendants of John Grubb (1652-1708) from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall David N. Grubb D.N. Grubb, 2008
	Date: c. 1798	Place:

Children:

Amor Grubb	Birth: c. 1800	Death: at sea
Nelson Grubb	Birth: c. 1800	Death: at sea
Matilda B. Grubb	Birth: 1807	Death: 1866
Lydia Ann Grubb	Birth: 1813	Death:
Collingwood Clark Grubb	Birth: Jul. 9, 1810	Death: Mar. 21, 1886
Joseph Grubb	Birth: Jan. 6, 1816	Death: Jul. 9, 1892

Previous Owners:	Name: Samuel A. Goodley and Marian Goodley Ebersole Relation to maker: uncertain
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: Who's Your Daddy? Families in Early American Needlework Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Oct. 4, 2008 – Aug. 7, 2009
Literature:	Author(s): Lynne Anderson, Gloria Seaman Allen Title: Wrought with Careful Hand: Ties of Kinship on Delaware Samplers Publication/Publisher: Biggs Museum of American Art & Sampler Consortium Date: 2014 Author(s): Susan Burrows Swan Title: Delaware Samplers Publication/Publisher: Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue Date: 1985

Object Details