Catherine Franchot, 1817. #SA000708

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Catherine Franchot, 1817

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000708
Maker:	Catherine Franchot
Maker Birthplace:	New York
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Louisville, St. Lawrence County, New York
Year Made:	1817
Decade Made:	1810-1819
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0034.1960
Object Credit:	Donor: George Munson and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot Munson
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

14.70 H x 8.75 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

20.20 H x 14.20 W (inches)

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Place name, Date, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Butternutts NY

Cather[in]e Franchot
her example aged 8 years Louisville Jan 30 Anno Domini 1817

Motifs/Symbols:

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Tan, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Slight loss
Text: Slight loss
Symbols:

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 29
Horizontal: 29

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler
Birthdate:	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 154.
Birth Location:	City: County: State: New York
Death Date:	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 154.
Death Location:	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 154.
Religion:
Parents:	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 154.	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 154.	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 74.
	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 23.	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 23.	John Warner Brown, Stanislas Pascal Franchot (New York: Privately Published by N.V.V. Franchot, 1935), 143.
Marriages:

Children:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Richard Hansen Franchot [1816-1875] Relation to maker: brother Name: Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot [1855-1943] Relation to maker: nephew Name: Ellen Louise Franchot Munsen [1882-1949] Relation to maker: great niece Name: George Munsen [1908-1988] and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot Munsen [1911-1999] Relation to maker: great, great nephews
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Host: Foreman Gallery Date: September 1989 Host: Cooperstown Art Association Date: June-July 1989
Literature:

Object Details