Elizabeth Ashburnham, n.d.. #SA000309

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Elizabeth Ashburnham, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000309
Maker:	Elizabeth Ashburnham
Maker Birthplace:	Unknown
Maker Age:	years
Place Made:	Pennsylvania or Delaware
Year Made:	Unknown
Decade Made:	Unsure
Owner:	Winterthur Museum
Accession Number:	2011.0036.001
Object Credit:	Gift of Philip W. Warner
Contributor:	Winterthur Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.5 H x 10.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

None

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

IA RA

TA SA

ELIZABETH ASHBURN
HAND HER SAMPLER
Made IN THe SEVENTH
Year OF HER AGE

Motifs/Symbols:

Floral and plant

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: Clean
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Blue, Green, Pink, Red, Rust, Tan, White, Yellow

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

None

Stitch Types:

Cross, Eyelet, Queen or rococo

Thread Count:

Vertical:
Horizontal:

Maker History

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Birthdate:
Birth Location:	City: unknown County: unknown State: unknown
Death Date:
Death Location:
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Parents:	Mother:	Birth:	Death:
	Father:	Birth:	Death:
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Philip Warner Relation to maker: descendant
Conservation:
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Object Details