Maria Barnett, 1828. #SA000714

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Maria Barnett, 1828

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000714
Maker:	Maria Barnett
Maker Birthplace:	Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Maker Age:	13-15 years
Place Made:	Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York
Year Made:	1828
Decade Made:	1820-1829
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0108.1956
Object Credit:	Donor: Mrs. Laura Taylor Ayres
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Wide rectangle

Object Dimensions:

9.5 H x 14 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Cartouches: No

Text types:

Alphabet, Number series, Personal name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Maker signature

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

Maria Barnett, Her example made 
in the fifteenth year of her age
               august the 8 1828

Motifs/Symbols:

Geometric,

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Silk

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Brown, Green, Red

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross, Rice

Thread Count:

Vertical: 37
Horizontal: 34

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	object,History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869,New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904
Birth Location:	City: Londonderry County: Rockingham State History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869
Death Date:	History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869
Death Location:	History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869
Religion:
Parents:	History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869	cemetery records	cemetery records
	History of the town of Warsaw, New York, from its first settlement to the present time; with numerous family sketches and biographical notes by Andrew White Young Publication date 1869	New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904	cemetery records
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Augustus W. Barnett [?-1913 Relation to maker: nephew Name: Frances Barnett Taylor [?-1956] Relation to maker: great niece Name: Laura Taylor Ayres [1907-?] Relation to maker: great great niece
Conservation:
Exhibitions:	Title: School House, The Farmer's Museum, Sampler Display -- Untitled. Host: The Farmer's Museum
Literature:

Object Details