Mary Hiester, 1795. #SA000305

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Mary Hiester, 1795

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000305
Maker:	Mary Elizabeth Hiester
Maker Birthplace:	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Year Made:	1795
Decade Made:	1790-1799
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	2009.0006
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

No dimensions for object

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Our Infant Years Like, Budding Flowers
Require A Skilful Hand
Short And Uncertain Are The Hours
We Have At Our Command

Come Lord And Never From Me Go This Worlds A Darksome Place
I Find No Pleasure Here Below When Thou Dost Veil Thy Face

MARY HIESTER HER WORK
1795

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Unsure

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Gold, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Slight loss

Other Materials:

Ribbon

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Long and short, Satin, Stem, Straight

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object, tombstone
Birthdate:	tombstone
Birth Location:	Winterthur files County: Berks State Winterthur files
Death Date:	tombstone
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:	Husband was Lutheran Minister
Parents:	Minardi, Lisa. 2011. Pastors & Patriots: The Muhlenberg Family of Pennsylvania.	tombstone	tombstone
	Minardi, Lisa. 2011. Pastors & Patriots: The Muhlenberg Family of Pennsylvania.	tombstone	tombstone
Marriages:
	Spouse: Henry Augustus Philip Muhlanberg	Birth: tombstone	Death: tombstone
	Date: Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers, 1796-1816	Place: Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers, 1796-1816

Children:

Mary Elizabeth Muhlanberg

Birth: Mar. 2, 1806

Death: Feb. 21, 1838

Previous Owners:	Name: Winterthur Museum Relation to maker: none
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: The Diligent Needle: Instrument of Profit, Pleasure, and Ornament Host: Winterthur Museum Location: Winterthur, DE Date: Aug. 23, 2014 – Jul. 5, 2015
Literature:	Author(s): Lisa Mindardi Title: Pastors & Patriots: The Muhlenberg Family of Pennsylvania Publication/Publisher: Winterthur Primer, Antiques and Fine Art Date: 2011

Object Details