Judith S. Mosher, 1831. #SA000719

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Judith S. Mosher, 1831

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000719
Maker:	Judith S. Mosher
Maker Birthplace:	Easton, Washington County, New York
Maker Age:	10-12 years
Place Made:	Jackson Township, Washington County, New York
Year Made:	September 8, 1831
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0140.1972
Object Credit:	Donor: Mrs. Ella M. Stoddard
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler, Family Record or Register

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

20.2 H x 18.2 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

Borders:

Decorative Bands:

Dividing Lines:

Enclosures:

Frame
Cartouches: Yes

Text types:

Personal name, Date, Verse or other block of text, Verse, Maker signature, Family genealogy

Text medium:

Stitched

Click to View Text Transcription:

A Family Record.
James B Mosher born Jan 13 1781;
Damaris Coo[?] born April 4 1797;
Married May th31 1810

Names Births Deaths

Emily Mosher Born Sept th 17 1811

Eliza Ann Mosher; Born Mar th10 1813

James C Mosher; Born Sept th26 1815

Laury M Mosher; Born Oct th11 1817

John Rily Mosher; Born Dec th21 1819

Judith S Mosher; Born April th14 1821

Caroline Mosher; Born Aug th16 1823

Margaret J Mosher; Born Jan th4 1825

Mary E Mosher; Born April th17 1828; Died Jan 10 1830

Sophronia W Mosher; Born Oct th17 1831

Let each one of the names above 
be bound up in the bond of love 
be grateful to your parents dear 
and learn the mighty God to fear 
O seek for mercy while it waits 
and march to Zions pearly gates 
and read the scripture everyday
that will instruct you on the way

Judith S Moshers Register Marked 
in the 11th year of her age sept th8 1831

Motifs/Symbols:

Architectural, Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object,

Scenes/Pictures:

Domestic, house and yard,

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Thread Colors Front:

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, White

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Slight loss
Symbols: Intact

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0

Maker History

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Birth Name:	Sampler
Birthdate:	Sampler
Birth Location:	1820 census for father, James B. Mosher County: 1820 census for father, James B. Mosher State 1820 census for father, James B. Mosher
Death Date:	Ancestry.com- Burdick Springer Family Tree
Death Location:
Religion:	Baptist
Parents:	Sampler, Ancestry.com- Burdick Springer Family Tree	Sampler	Find a Grave, Norvell Cemetery in Norvell, Michigan
	Sampler	Sampler	Find a Grave, Botskill Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenwich, NY
Marriages:
	Spouse: Thomas Potter	Birth:	Death:
	Date: Mar. 6, 1841	Place:

Children:

George A. Potter	Birth: 1843	Death:
Thomas Albert Potter	Birth: 1845	Death:
John E. Potter	Birth: 1846	Death:
Charles C. Potter	Birth: 1848	Death:
Harriet A. Potter	Birth:	Death:
Helen Augusta Potter	Birth:	Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Ella M. Stoddard Relation to maker: Great grandaughter
Conservation:
Exhibitions:
Literature:	Author(s): Chapman, Jennifer Title: Methods for Artifact Study 1: Fabrics Paper Publication/Publisher: Date: Fall 2002 Author(s): Green, Karen Mauer Title: A Mourning Sampler: The Mosher Family Record Publication/Publisher: Date: Fall 2003 Author(s): Swan, Susan B. Title: Plain & Fancy Publication/Publisher: Date: 1977 Author(s): Grothe, Claire Title: Bad Apples and New Fruit: Genealogy and the Family Tree Publication/Publisher: Date: 11 Dec 2008 Author(s): Mundt, Cassie Title: A Family Record Publication/Publisher: Date: Fall 2009

Object Details