Object Number 1959.1496 A

Object Name

Needlework picture (Applique quilt center)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Sarah Furman Warner Williams (Maker)-Possibly 1814
Sarah Furman Warner was the step-daughter of a sail-maker. She and Azarius Williams were married in Trinity Church in New York City on December 30, 1788. He was a merchant, listed at 23 Liberty Street in the New York Directory for 1797. The baptismal records of Trinity Church would seem to indicate that both the Warner and Williams family worshipped there. Azarius Williams may have died sometime before 1805, when a widowed Sarah Williams was listed as living at 12 Chamber Street in New York. In 1814, the probable year of her death there were two widowed Sarah Williams in town.

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1820

Subjects

Biblical scene

Materials

Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Appliqued

Construction Description

Hand-sewn, hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

33.5 (L) , 33.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

85.09 (L) , 85.09 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, p. 52
[Article] Bleem, Jerry. 12//2010 Come as you are. U.S. Catholic. 50.
• Detail of proper right upper corner
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 118, fig. 84