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Needlework and frame (Mourning picture)
Susan Creamer, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Susan Creamer (Maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Watercolor
- Silk
- Chenille
- Ink
Museum Object Number
2012.0004.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.
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Object Number
2012.0004.002 A, B
Object Name
Needlework and frame (Mourning picture)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Susan Creamer (Maker); Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (School mistress)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Tied on tag
Inscription: "2012.0004.002 A. B" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Backboard
Inscription: "2012.0004.002 a, b" (graphite)
Type: Inscription
Location: On sampler
Inscription: "A / memento / of my beloved / FATHER / who died August 1814 aged 41 / and / MOTHER who departed this life May 6th 1818 / aged 38 / SUSAN CREAMER" (ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Watercolor
- Silk
- Chenille
- Ink
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Painted
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered, hand-painted
Dimensions (inches)
24.5 (H) x 29.5 (W) x 1.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.23 (H) x 74.93 (W) x 3.175 (D)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are overalls of frame.
Measurements of needlework: L 18.000" x W 23.250".
Measurements of glass: L 20.250" x W 25.500".
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. II.
• Similar: p. 519, fig. 578Other: Ames, Alexander Lawrence. Sewing Tears of Silk: Susan Creamer/Cramer's Orphanhood Embroidery at St. Joseph's Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland.