Jane Williamson, 1827. #SA000302

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Jane Williamson, 1827

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000302
Maker:	Jane Williamson
Maker Birthplace:	New York
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Possibly New York
Year Made:	1827
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	2008.0040
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

16 H x 8 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

None

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Personal name, Place name, Date, Verse

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

O may I seek in early youth,
What guards from future harms
Religion, Modesty and Truth
For these have always charms

by Jane Williamson
aged 10 years 1827
    New York

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant, eight pointed star

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Green, Orange, Rust, Tan

Thread Condition:

Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Four sided, Hemstitch, Long arm cross, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State object
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Object Details