Mary Beach Pratt, 1835. #SA000736

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Mary Beach Pratt, 1835

Sampler Archive ID:	SA000736
Maker:	Mary Beach Pratt
Maker Birthplace:	Prattsburgh, Steuben County, New York
Maker Age:	7-9 years
Place Made:	Prattsburgh, Steuben County, New York
Year Made:	July 20, 1835
Decade Made:	1830-1839
Owner:	Fenimore Art Museum
Accession Number:	N0792.1963
Object Credit:	Donor: Mrs. Frank R Howe
Contributor:	Fenimore Art Museum

Physical Characteristics

Object type:

Sampler

Needlework techniques:

Embroidery

Shape:

Tall rectangle

Object Dimensions:

11.5 H x 9 W (inches)

Framed Dimensions:

There is no frame.

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:

Mary Beach Pratt
of the Town of Pratt
sburgh County of
Steuben July 20th 1835
aged seven Years

Motifs/Symbols:

, Ampersand

Scenes/Pictures:

None

Ground:

Linen

Ground Condition:

Wear:
Cleanliness: stained
Loss: none noted

Thread:

Cotton

Thread Colors Front:

Black

Thread Condition:

Borders: Intact
Text: Intact
Symbols:

Other Materials:

Stitch Types:

Cross

Thread Count:

Vertical: 27
Horizontal: 25

Maker History

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Birth Name:	object
Birthdate:	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900
Birth Location:	City: Prattsburgh County: Steuben State: New York
Death Date:	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900
Death Location:	cemetery records
Religion:
Parents:	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900	cemetery records
	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900	The Ancestry and the Descendants of John Pratt of Hartford, Conn Walter Wilcox Pratt Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1900
Marriages:

Children:

Previous Owners:	Name: Mrs. Frank R Howe Relation to maker: Unknown
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