Object Number 2000.0067

Object Name

Sampler (Genealogical sampler)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Samuel A. Goodley and Marian Goodley Ebersole

Creator (Role)

Sarah Talley (Maker)
December 8, 1781-July 19, 1836
Sarah Talley, of Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, was born on December 8, 1781 into a large, affluent home. Her parents were Elihu Talley (1754-1833) and Lydia Forwood (1758-1795). Sarah, attending the Mary Sullevan School, stitched her siblings' names on her 1798 sampler, but not her parents' names. Sarah left school not long after completing her sampler, and soon after married Joseph B. Grubb (1781-1828), who was a miller. Sarah and Joseph had six children. Sarah Talley Grubb died on July 19, 1836.

Place of Origin

New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; on sampler; "S Talley don this at MARY / sullevan school / 17 / 98"

Materials

Silk; Linen

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

17.625 (L) , 17.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

44.768 (L) , 44.768 (W)

Measurement Notes

Mounting Board - Width 20 inches x 20 inches Length

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1985 Delaware Samplers. Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 6.
• See article for other references to Delaware Samplers in collection
[Book] Anderson, Lynne & Allen, Gloria Seaman. 2014 Wrought with Careful Hand: Ties of Kinship on Delaware Samplers.
• Published p. 58