Object Details

Sarah Baldwin, n.d.

Sampler Archive ID: SA000732
Maker: Sarah C. Baldwin
Maker Birthplace: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Maker Age: Unknown
Place Made: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Year Made:
Decade Made: 1830-1839
Owner: Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number: N0414.1950
Object Credit: Donor: Mrs. Arthur Myers
Contributor: Fenimore Art Museum


Physical Characteristics

Object type: Sampler
Needlework techniques: Embroidery
Shape: Wide rectangle
Object Dimensions: 8.5 H x 10.5 W (inches)
Framed Dimensions: There is no frame.
Borders: 0
Decorative Bands: 0
Dividing Lines: 0
Enclosures:
Cartouches: No
Text types: Number series, Personal name, Personal initials, Maker signature
Text medium: Stitched
S  Sarah Baldwin   SB
Motifs/Symbols: Birds and insects, Floral and plant, Human made object,
Scenes/Pictures: None
Ground: Linen
Ground Condition: Wear:
Cleanliness: spotted
Loss: none noted
Thread:
Thread Colors Front: Black, Blue, Red, Tan
Thread Condition: Borders:
Text: Intact
Symbols: Intact
Other Materials:
Stitch Types: Cross, Four sided
Thread Count: Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0

Maker History

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Birth Name:
Sampler; A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
Birthdate:
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: http://interactive.ancestry.com/2451/40355_267538-00091/6635896?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%
Birth Location:
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
Death Date:
cemetery records
Death Location:
Maker was living in Columbus, Chenango County, in 1875, and is buried in Brrokfield, Madison County, so it is likely she died in one of those places.
Religion:
Parents:
A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
Donor record; A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books? id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAAJ
A Record of the Descendants of John Baldwin of Stonington, Conn, by John Denison Baldwin, 1880, pg. 41; https://books.google.com/books?id=1bcwAAAAMAA
Marriages:
Spouse: Joshua Stanbro (1825-1881)Birth: Death:
Date: Mar. 23, 1847Place:
Children:
Frances J. StanbroBirth: Sept. 16, 1848Death: Jul. 31, 1867
Emogene StanbroBirth: June 27, 1851Death: 1909
Oscar D. StanbroBirth: Mar. 24, 1867Death:
Ida F. StanbroBirth: Jan. 31, 1871Death:

Object History

Previous Owners:

Name: Emogene (Stanbro) Crandall (1851-1909)
Relation to maker: Daughter

Name: Lois (Crandall) Myers (1883-1955)
Relation to maker: Granddaughter

Conservation:
Exhibitions: Title: Needlework Exhibit
Host: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY
Date: April 1967

Literature:

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